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- BIOS POST Watchdog 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 among pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. 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 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. 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 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 change the serial port sharing and access mode. v Serial Port Sharing Enable or disable serial port sharing. Enabled is the default setting. v Serial Port Access Mode Share, disable, preboot only, or always available. Shared is the default setting. - LAN Settings Select this choice to view the baseboard management controller network configuration information. - NMI Options Select this choice to enable or disable the NMI reboot. Enabled is the default setting. 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. For more information about error logs, see IPMI on page 52. - System Event/Error Log Select this choice to view 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. For more information on error logs, see IPMI on page 52. 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 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 53

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BIOS
POST
Watchdog
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
among
pages
in
the
log.
If
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed,
the
full
text
of
the
error
messages
is
displayed;
otherwise,
the
log
contains
only
numeric
error
codes.
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
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.
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
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
change
the
serial
port
sharing
and
access
mode.
v
Serial
Port
Sharing
Enable
or
disable
serial
port
sharing.
Enabled
is
the
default
setting.
v
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
Share,
disable,
preboot
only,
or
always
available.
Shared
is
the
default
setting.
-
LAN
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
baseboard
management
controller
network
configuration
information.
–
NMI
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
NMI
reboot.
Enabled
is
the
default
setting.
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.
For
more
information
about
error
logs,
see
IPMI
on
page
52.
–
System
Event/Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
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.
For
more
information
on
error
logs,
see
IPMI
on
page
52.
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
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
53