Viewing event logs through the Setup utilityUse this information to view the event logs through the Setup utility.About this taskTo view the POST event log or system-event log, complete the following steps:Procedure1. Turn on the server.2. When the prompt Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both apower-on password and an administrator password, you must type theadministrator 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 Viewer.v To view the system-event log, select System Event Log.Viewing event logs without restarting the serverUse this information to view the event logs without restarting the server.About this taskIf the server is not hung and the IMM is connected to a network, methods areavailable for you to view one or more event logs without having to restart theserver.If you have installed Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Portable, you can use it toview the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), or the IMM event log (as theASM event log), the operating-system event logs, or the merged DSA log. You canalso use DSA Preboot to view these logs, although you must restart the server touse DSA Preboot. The server comes with DSA Preboot stored in integrated USBmemory. To install DSA Portable or check for and download a later version of DSAPreboot CD image, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA.ResultsIf 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 ofIPMItool. For an overview of IPMI, go to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/blueprints/ and click Using Intelligent Platform Management Interface(IPMI) on IBM Linux platforms.You can view the IMM event log through the Event Log link in the integratedmanagement module (IMM) Web interface. For more information, see “Logging onto the Web interface” on page 103.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 donot require that you restart the server.Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 125
