Appendix A
Configuring BIOS and POST
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A.4
Viewing Event Logs
Use the procedure in this section to view the BIOS event log and the BMC system
event log.
View Event Logs
1. Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing the F2 key while the system is
performing the power-on self-test (POST).
The BIOS Main menu screen is displayed.
2. From the BIOS Main menu screen, select Advanced.
The Advanced Settings screen is displayed.
3. From the Advanced Settings screen, select Event Log Configuration.
The Advanced Menu Event Logging Details screen is displayed.
4. From the Event Logging Details screen, select View Event Log.
All unread events are displayed.
A.5
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
The system BIOS provides a rudimentary power-on self-test. The basic devices
required for the server to operate are checked, memory is tested, the disk controller
and attached disks are probed and enumerated, and the two Intel dual Gigabit
Ethernet controllers are initialized.
The progress of the self-test is indicated by a series of POST codes. These codes are
displayed at the bottom right corner of the system’s VGA screen (once the self-test
has progressed far enough to initialize the system video). However, the codes are
displayed as the self-test runs and scroll off of the screen too quickly to be read. An
alternate method of displaying the POST codes is to redirect the output of the
console to a serial port (see
Section “Redirect Console Output” on page A-32
).
