General User Menus - IBM Enterprise Server S80 User Manual

General User Menus

The menu options presented to the general user are a subset of the options available to
the privileged user. The user must know the general access password, if set, to access
these menus.
1. Continue System Boot
2. Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
3. Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
4. Read Service Processor Error Logs
5. Read System POST Errors
99. Exit from Menus
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v Continue System Boot
Allows the user to continue with and monitor the system boot already in progress
using the current ASCII terminal as the active console.
Make this selection if you wish to monitor the IPL progress messages on your
terminal. If you do not wish to monitor the IPL progress messages, select option 99.
Exit from Menus.
v Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
Displays manufacturer vital product data, such as serial numbers, part numbers, and
so on, that were stored from the system boot prior to the one in progress now.
v Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
Displays the boot progress indicators (checkpoints), up to a maximum of 100, from
the system boot prior to the one in progress now. This historical information may be
useful to help diagnose system faults.
The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed line are the
progress indicators (latest) from the boot that produced the current sessions. Below
the dashed line are progress indicators (oldest) from the boot preceding the one that
produced the current sessions.
The progress indicator codes are listed top (latest) to bottom (oldest). The dashed
line represents the point where the latest boot started. For an example, refer to "LCD
Progress Indicator Log" on page 94.
v Read Service Processor Error Logs
Displays the service processor error logs. For an example, refer to "Service
Processor Error Logs" on page 93.
v Read System POST Errors
Displays the results of the System Firmware POST (Power-On Self Test). Your server
may be able to start in the presence of POST errors if there are sufficient working
system resources. If POST errors occur during start-up, this error log, when used
with the diagnostics, helps to isolate faults. For an example, refer to "Service
Processor Error Logs" on page 93.
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