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To view the POST error log, select Error Logs , and then select POST Error
Log .
v To view the BMC log, select Advanced Settings , select Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) settings , and then select BMC System
Event Log .
v
To view the system-error log (available only if an optional Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine is installed), select
Event/Error Logs , and then select
System Event/Error Log .
Viewing the BMC log from the diagnostic programs
The BMC log contains the same information, whether it is viewed from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program or from the diagnostic programs.
For information about using the diagnostic programs, see “Running the diagnostic
programs” on page 121.
To view the BMC 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
is displayed, 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 BMC Log .
POST error codes
The following table describes the POST error codes and suggested actions to
correct the detected problems. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/
xseries/index.html to check for updated technical information.
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v
See Chapter 3, “Parts listing, System x3755 Type 8877 and 7163,” on page 25 to determine which
components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units
(FRU).
v If an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a
trained service technician.
Error code Description Action
161 Real-time clock battery error.
1. Run the Configuration/Setup Utility program. See
“Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program”
on page 14
2. Clear CMOS, see “I/O board jumpers” on page 9.
3. (Trained service technician only) Replace the I/O
board, see “Removing the I/O board assembly”
on page 68 and “Replacing the I/O board
assembly” on page 69.
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