Viewing Event Logs Through The Setup Utility; Viewing Event Logs Without Restarting The Server - IBM System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Viewing event logs through the Setup utility

To view the POST event log or system-event log, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a
3. Select System Event Logs and use one of the following procedures:

Viewing event logs without restarting the server

If the server is not hung and the IMM is connected to a network, methods are
available for you to view one or more event logs without having to restart the
server.
If you have installed Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Portable, you can use it to
view the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), or the IMM event log (as the
ASM event log), the operating-system event logs, or the merged DSA log. You can
also use DSA Preboot to view these logs, although you must restart the server to
use DSA Preboot. To install DSA Portable or check for and download a later
version of DSA Preboot CD image, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/
portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA.
If IPMItool is installed in the server, you can use it to view the system-event log.
Most recent versions of the Linux operating system come with a current version of
IPMItool. For an overview of IPMI, go to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/
linux/blueprints/ and click Using Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) on IBM Linux platforms.
You can view the IMM event log through the Event Log link in the integrated
management module II (IMM2) web interface. For more information, see "Logging
on to the web interface" on page 59.
The following table describes the methods that you can use to view the event logs,
depending on the condition of the server. The first three conditions generally do
not require that you restart the server.
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power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to view the event logs.
v To view the POST event log, select POST Event Viewers.
v To view the system-event log, select System Event Log.
Table 6. Methods for viewing event logs
Condition
The server is not hung and is connected to a
network (using an operating system
controlled network ports).
Action
Use any of the following methods:
v Run DSA Portable to view the diagnostic
event log (requires IPMI driver) or create
an output file that you can send to IBM
service and support (using ftp or local
copy).
v Use IPMItool to view the system-event log
(requires IPMI driver).
v Use the web browser interface to the IMM
to view the system-event log locally
(requires RNDIS USB LAN driver).