Lenovo 3826 Server User Manual


 
v Integrated management module (IMM) event log: This log contains a superset
of IMM, POST, and systems-management interrupt (SMI) information that is in
the system-event log. You can only access the event log through the IMM Web
interface.
v DSA log: This log is generated by the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
program, and it contains merged contents of the system-event log and the IMM
system-event log. You can view the DSA log from the DSA Preboot program (see
“Viewing event logs without restarting the server”).
Viewing event logs from the Setup Utility
To view the event logs, do the following:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a
power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the
administrator password to view the event logs.
3. Select System Event Logs and use one of the following procedures:
v To view the POST event log, select POST Event Viewers.
v To view the IMM system-event log, select System Event Log.
Viewing event logs without restarting the server
When 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 Portable or Installable Dynamic System Analysis (DSA), you
can use it to view the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), the IMM event log
(as the ASM event log) or merged DSA log, which merges the contents of the
system-event log and the IMM system-event log. You can also use DSA Preboot to
view the DSA log, although you must restart the server to use DSA Preboot. To
install Portable DSA or DSA Preboot or download a DSA Preboot CD image, do the
following:
Note: Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo Web site. The actual
procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select Servers
and Storage from the Select your product list.
3. From Family list, select ThinkServer TD200, and click Continue.
4. Click Downloads and drivers to download firmware updates.
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. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver for more information.
You can view the IMM system-event log through the Event Log link in the
integrated management module (IMM) Web interface. For more information, see
“Using the integrated management module” on page 155.
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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