Error logs
The system-board tray generates two error logs:
v
DMI event log
This log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that were
generated during POST.
v
BMC system event log
This log contains messages that were generated by the BMC controller.
The BMC system event log is limited in size. When the log is full, new entries will
not overwrite existing entries; therefore, you must periodically clear the log through
the BIOS configuration utility program (the menu choices are described in
Chapter 5, “Configuration information and instructions,” on page 155). When you
are troubleshooting an error, be sure to clear both the DMI event log and the BMC
system event log so that you can find current errors more easily.
Important:
After you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the BMC system
event log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the
system-board tray.
Entries that are written to the BMC system event log during the early phase of
POST show an incorrect date and time as the default time stamp; however, the
date and time are corrected as POST continues.
Each log entry is displayed on its own page. To move from one entry to the next,
use the Up Arrow (
↑
) and Down Arrow (
↓
) keys.
For complete information about using the BIOS configuration utility program, see
“Using the BIOS configuration utility program” on page 156.
To view the error logs from the BIOS configuration utility program, complete the
following steps:
1. Turn on the system-board tray.
2. When the prompt
Press F1 for BIOS Setup
is displayed, press F1. If the
system-board tray is configured to require entry of a password to complete the
system startup, you can type either the supervisor password or user password
to complete the system startup.
3. Use one of the following procedures:
v
To view the DMI event log, select
Server
→
DMI Event Logging
→
View DMI
Event Log
.
v
To view the BMC system event log, select
Server
→
IPMI
→
System Event
Log
.
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