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- Clear System Event Log Enable or disable clearing the system event log. Disable is the default setting. - Existing Event Log number This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the number of entries in the system event log. - BIOS POST Watchdog Enable or disable the mini-BMC POST watchdog. Disable is the default setting. - POST Watchdog Timeout Set the mini-BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default setting. - System Event Log Select this choice to view the mini-BMC system event log, which contains all system-error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains numeric error codes and minimal text. Run the diagnostic programs to get more information about error codes that occur. See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear System Event Log to clear the BMC system event log. - LAN Settings Select this choice to view the mini-BMC MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. v Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. - System Event/Error Log Select this choice to view the combined log of POST error messages and system event messages. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the full text of the system event error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains numeric error codes and minimal text. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. Run the diagnostic programs to get more information about error codes that occur. See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the system event/error log. This log does not clear itself, and if it begins to fill up, the system-error LED will be lit. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the system event/error log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the server. To clear the system event/error log, press Enter while viewing a log entry. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings. v Load Default Settings 38 IBM xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491: User's Guide