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v The BMC log is limited in size and is designed so that when the log is full, new entries will not overwrite existing entries; therefore, you must periodically clear the BMC log from the Configuration/Setup Utility program (the menu choices are described in the User's Guide). v When troubleshooting an error, make sure to clear the BMC log so that you can find current errors more easily. v Entries written to the BMC log early in the POST procedure will show an incorrect date as the default timestamp; however, the date and time will correct itself as POST continues. v Each BMC log entry appears on its own page; to display all the data for an entry, use the up arrow (↑) and down arrow (↓) or the Page Up and Page Down keys. To move from one entry to the next, move the cursor to the Get Next Entry or Get Previous Entry line; then, press Enter. v The log indicates an Assertion Event when an event has occurred. It indicates a Deassertion Event when the event is no longer occurring. v Some of the error codes and messages in the BMC log are abbreviated. v Viewing the BMC log through the web interface of the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine allows all messages to be translated. The following illustration shows an example of a BMC log entry. BMC System Event Log Get Next Entry Get Previous Entry Clear BMC SEL Entry Number= Record ID= Record Type= Timestamp= Entry Details: 00005 / 00011 0005 02 2005/01/25 16:15:17 Generator ID= 0020 Sensor Type= 04 Assertion Event Fan Threshold Lower Non-critical - going high Sensor Number= 40 Event Direction/Type= 01 Event Data= 52 00 1A 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. Note: When 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: Chapter 2. Diagnostics 19

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v
The
BMC
log
is
limited
in
size
and
is
designed
so
that
when
the
log
is
full,
new
entries
will
not
overwrite
existing
entries;
therefore,
you
must
periodically
clear
the
BMC
log
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
(the
menu
choices
are
described
in
the
User’s
Guide
).
v
When
troubleshooting
an
error,
make
sure
to
clear
the
BMC
log
so
that
you
can
find
current
errors
more
easily.
v
Entries
written
to
the
BMC
log
early
in
the
POST
procedure
will
show
an
incorrect
date
as
the
default
timestamp;
however,
the
date
and
time
will
correct
itself
as
POST
continues.
v
Each
BMC
log
entry
appears
on
its
own
page;
to
display
all
the
data
for
an
entry,
use
the
up
arrow
(
↑
)
and
down
arrow
(
↓
)
or
the
Page
Up
and
Page
Down
keys.
To
move
from
one
entry
to
the
next,
move
the
cursor
to
the
Get
Next
Entry
or
Get
Previous
Entry
line;
then,
press
Enter.
v
The
log
indicates
an
Assertion
Event
when
an
event
has
occurred.
It
indicates
a
Deassertion
Event
when
the
event
is
no
longer
occurring.
v
Some
of
the
error
codes
and
messages
in
the
BMC
log
are
abbreviated.
v
Viewing
the
BMC
log
through
the
web
interface
of
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
allows
all
messages
to
be
translated.
The
following
illustration
shows
an
example
of
a
BMC
log
entry.
BMC
System
Event
Log
----------------------------------------------------------
Get
Next
Entry
Get
Previous
Entry
Clear
BMC
SEL
Entry
Number=
00005
/
00011
Record
ID=
0005
Record
Type=
02
Timestamp=
2005/01/25
16:15:17
Entry
Details:
Generator
ID=
0020
Sensor
Type=
04
Assertion
Event
Fan
Threshold
Lower
Non-critical
-
going
high
Sensor
Number=
40
Event
Direction/Type=
01
Event
Data=
52
00
1A
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.
Note:
When
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:
Chapter
2.
Diagnostics
19