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Each BMC log entry appears on its own page. To display all the data for an entry,
use the Up Arrow (—) and Down Arrow (–) keys or the Page Up and Page Down
keys. To move from one entry to the next, select Get Next Entry or Get Previous
Entry .
The log indicates an assertion event when an event has occurred. It indicates a
deassertion event when the event is no longer occurring.
Some of the error codes and messages in the BMC log are abbreviated.
If you view the BMC log through the Web interface of the optional Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, the messages can be translated.
You can view the contents of the POST error log, the BMC log, and the
system-error log from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. You can view the
contents of the BMC log also from the diagnostic programs.
When you are troubleshooting PCI-X slots, note that the error logs report the PCI-X
buses numerically. The numerical assignments vary depending on the configuration.
You can check the assignments by running the Configuration/Setup Utility program
(see the User’s Guide for more information).
Viewing error logs from the Configuration/Setup Utility program
For complete information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see
the User’s Guide .
To view the error logs, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/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 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 60.
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 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.
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