Viewing Event Logs Through The Setup Utility - IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 Installation And Service Manual

v Integrated management module 2.1 (IMM2.1.1) event log: This log contains a
v DSA event log: This log is generated by the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)

Viewing event logs through the Setup utility

Use this information to view event logs through the Setup utility.
About this task
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:
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most recent events available for analysis. For more information about the
system-event log, see Appendix A, "Integrated management module 2.1
(IMM2.1) error messages," on page 269.
Messages are listed on the left side of the screen, and details about the selected
message are displayed on the right side of the screen. To move from one entry
to the next, use the Up Arrow (↑) and Down Arrow (↓) keys.
Some IMM sensors cause assertion events to be logged when their setpoints are
reached. When a setpoint condition no longer exists, a corresponding deassertion
event is logged. However, not all events are assertion-type events.
filtered subset of all IMM, POST, and system management interrupt (SMI)
events. You can view the IMM event log through the IMM web interface. For
more information, see "Logging on to the web interface" on page 50. You can
also view the IMM event log through the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)
program (as the ASM event log). For more information about IMM error
messages, see Appendix A, "Integrated management module 2.1 (IMM2.1) error
messages," on page 269.
program, and it is a chronologically ordered merge of the system-event log (as
the IPMI event log), the IMM chassis-event log (as the ASM event log), and the
operating-system event logs. You can view the DSA event log through the DSA
program (see "Viewing event logs without restarting the server" on page 75).
For more information about DSA and DSA messages, see "IBM Dynamic System
Analysis" on page 77 and Appendix C, "DSA diagnostic test results," on page
685.
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.