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POST error logs When you turn on the server, it performs a series of tests to check the operation of server components and some of the options installed in the server. This series of tests is called the power-on self-test, or POST. If POST finishes without detecting any problems, a single beep sounds, and the first screen of the operating system or application program appears. If POST detects a problem, more than one beep sounds, an error message appears on the screen, or both (see "Beep symptoms" on page 104 and "POST error codes" on page 108). Note: A single problem might cause several error messages. When this occurs, work to correct the cause of the first error message. After you correct the cause of the first error message, the other error messages usually will not occur the next time you run the test. The POST error log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. The system-error log or the BMC log contains all messages that were issued during POST and all system status messages from the service processor. Note: The system-error log is available only with the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Viewing error logs from the Configuration/Setup Utility program To view the POST error log, the system-error log, or the BMC log from the Configuration/Setup Utility program, start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 9) and make the appropriate choices: v To view the POST error log or the system-error log, select Error Logs from the main menu. v To view the BMC log, start the Configuration/Setup Utility program; then, select Advanced Settings from the main menu. In the menus that follow, select BMC Configuration; then, select BMC Error Log. Viewing error logs from the diagnostic programs To view the diagnostic test log, see "Starting the diagnostic programs" on page 92. To view the system-error log from the diagnostic programs, complete the following steps: 1. Start the diagnostic programs (see "Starting the diagnostic programs" on page 92). 2. Select Hardware Info from the top of the diagnostic programs screen. 3. Select System Error Log from the list that appears; then, follow the instructions on the screen. 90 xSeries 236 Type 8841: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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POST
error
logs
When
you
turn
on
the
server,
it
performs
a
series
of
tests
to
check
the
operation
of
server
components
and
some
of
the
options
installed
in
the
server.
This
series
of
tests
is
called
the
power-on
self-test,
or
POST.
If
POST
finishes
without
detecting
any
problems,
a
single
beep
sounds,
and
the
first
screen
of
the
operating
system
or
application
program
appears.
If
POST
detects
a
problem,
more
than
one
beep
sounds,
an
error
message
appears
on
the
screen,
or
both
(see
“Beep
symptoms”
on
page
104
and
“POST
error
codes”
on
page
108).
Note:
A
single
problem
might
cause
several
error
messages.
When
this
occurs,
work
to
correct
the
cause
of
the
first
error
message.
After
you
correct
the
cause
of
the
first
error
message,
the
other
error
messages
usually
will
not
occur
the
next
time
you
run
the
test.
The
POST
error
log
contains
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
the
system
generated
during
POST.
The
system-error
log
or
the
BMC
log
contains
all
messages
that
were
issued
during
POST
and
all
system
status
messages
from
the
service
processor.
Note:
The
system-error
log
is
available
only
with
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
Viewing
error
logs
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
To
view
the
POST
error
log,
the
system-error
log,
or
the
BMC
log
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
(see
“Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
9)
and
make
the
appropriate
choices:
v
To
view
the
POST
error
log
or
the
system-error
log,
select
Error
Logs
from
the
main
menu.
v
To
view
the
BMC
log,
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program;
then,
select
Advanced
Settings
from
the
main
menu.
In
the
menus
that
follow,
select
BMC
Configuration
;
then,
select
BMC
Error
Log
.
Viewing
error
logs
from
the
diagnostic
programs
To
view
the
diagnostic
test
log,
see
“Starting
the
diagnostic
programs”
on
page
92.
To
view
the
system-error
log
from
the
diagnostic
programs,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
diagnostic
programs
(see
“Starting
the
diagnostic
programs”
on
page
92).
2.
Select
Hardware
Info
from
the
top
of
the
diagnostic
programs
screen.
3.
Select
System
Error
Log
from
the
list
that
appears;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
90
xSeries
236
Type
8841:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide