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- Existing Event Log number This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the number of entries in the system-event log. - BIOS POST Watchdog Select this choice to enable or disable the BMC POST watchdog. Disabled is the default setting. - POST Watchdog Timeout Set the BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default setting. - System Event Log Select this choice to view the 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. Run the diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur. For instructions, see the diagnostic information in the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x3400 Documentation CD. Select Clear System Event Log to clear the BMC system-event log. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the BMC system-event log. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the BMC system-event log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the server. - Serial /Modem Device Commands Select this choice to view the Serial/Modem Device Commands. - LAN Settings Select this choice to view the baseboard management controller (BMC) network configuration information. - NMI Options Select this choice to enable or disable the NMI reboot. Enabled is the default. 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. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. See also IPMI on page 78 for more information on error logs. - System Event/Error Log Select this choice to view the error codes and messages that the system generated during POST and all system status messages from the service processor. Select Clear error logs to clear the system-event/error log and the IPMI error log. For more information on error logs, see IPMI on page 78. 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. 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 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 79

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-
Existing
Event
Log
number
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
number
of
entries
in
the
system-event
log.
-
BIOS
POST
Watchdog
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
BMC
POST
watchdog.
Disabled
is
the
default
setting.
-
POST
Watchdog
Timeout
Set
the
BMC
POST
watchdog
timeout
value.
5
minutes
is
the
default
setting.
-
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
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.
Run
the
diagnostic
program
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
For
instructions,
see
the
diagnostic
information
in
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x3400
Documentation
CD.
Select
Clear
System
Event
Log
to
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log.
Important:
If
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server
is
lit
but
there
are
no
other
error
indications,
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log.
Also,
after
you
complete
a
repair
or
correct
an
error,
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log
to
turn
off
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
-
Serial
/Modem
Device
Commands
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
Serial/Modem
Device
Commands.
-
LAN
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
network
configuration
information.
–
NMI
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
NMI
reboot.
Enabled
is
the
default.
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.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
See
also
IPMI
on
page
78
for
more
information
on
error
logs.
–
System
Event/Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
error
codes
and
messages
that
the
system
generated
during
POST
and
all
system
status
messages
from
the
service
processor.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
system-event/error
log
and
the
IPMI
error
log.
For
more
information
on
error
logs,
see
IPMI
on
page
78.
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.
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
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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