Lenovo 3798 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Viewing error logs from the Server Configuration and Boot
Management program
For complete information about using the Server Configuration and Boot
Management program, see the Installation and User’s Guide.
To view the error logs, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 to enter Setup appears, press F1. If you have set
both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to view the error logs.
3. Use one of the following procedures:
v To view the POST error log, select Event/Error Logs, and then select POST
Error Log.
v To view the BMC system event log, select Advanced Setup --> Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) Setting --> System Event Log.
v To view the combined system event/error log and POST error log, select
Event/Error logs, and then select System Event/Error Log.
Viewing the RMM system event log from the diagnostic
programs
The RMM system event log contains the same information, whether it is viewed
from the Server Configuration and Boot Management program or from the
diagnostic programs.
For information about using the diagnostic programs, see “Running the diagnostic
programs” on page 54.
To view the RMM system event log, complete the following steps:
1. If the server is running, turn off the server and all attached devices.
2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on the server.
3. When the prompt F2 for Diagnostics appears, press F2. If you have set both a
power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to run the diagnostic programs.
4. From the top of the screen, select Hardware Info.
5. From the list, select RMM Log.
Clearing the error logs
For complete information about using the Server Configuration and Boot
Management program, see the Installation and User’s Guide.
To clear the error logs, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 to enter Setup appears, press F1. If you have set
both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to view the error logs.
3. Use one of the following procedures:
v To clear the RMM system event log, select Advanced Setup --> Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) Setting--> BMC System Event Log. Select
Clear BMC SEL.
v To clear the system event/error log, if one is present, or the POST error log,
select Event/Error Logs, and then select Post Error Log or System
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