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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: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the error logs. 3. Use one of the following procedures: v To view the POST error log, select Event/Error Logs, and then select POST Error Log. v To view the BMC system event log, select Advanced Setup → Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Setting → System Event Log. v To view the combined system event/error log and POST error log, select Event/Error logs, and then select System Event/Error Log. Viewing the BMC system event log from the diagnostic programs The BMC system event log contains the same information, whether it is viewed from the Configuration/Setup Utility program or from the diagnostic programs. For information about using the diagnostic programs, see "Running the diagnostic programs" on page 144. To view the BMC system event log, complete the following steps: 1. If the server is running, turn off the server and all attached devices. 2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on the server. 3. When the prompt F2 for Diagnostics is displayed, press F2. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to run the diagnostic programs. 4. From the top of the screen, select Hardware Info. 5. From the list, select BMC Log. Clearing the error logs For complete information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see the User's Guide. To clear the error logs, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the error logs. 3. Use one of the following procedures: v To clear the BMC system event log, select Advanced Setup --> Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Setting → BMC System Event Log. Select Clear BMC SEL. v To clear the system event/error log, if one is present, or the POST error log, select Event/Error logs, and then select Post Error Log or System Event/Error Log. When any log entry is displayed, press Enter (Clear xxxx log is highlighted on each entry page, where xxxx is the name of the log you are viewing). Chapter 5. Diagnostics 117

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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:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
view
the
error
logs.
3.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
v
To
view
the
POST
error
log,
select
Event/Error
Logs
,
and
then
select
POST
Error
Log
.
v
To
view
the
BMC
system
event
log,
select
Advanced
Setup
→
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Setting
→
System
Event
Log
.
v
To
view
the
combined
system
event/error
log
and
POST
error
log,
select
Event/Error
logs
,
and
then
select
System
Event/Error
Log
.
Viewing
the
BMC
system
event
log
from
the
diagnostic
programs
The
BMC
system
event
log
contains
the
same
information,
whether
it
is
viewed
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
or
from
the
diagnostic
programs.
For
information
about
using
the
diagnostic
programs,
see
“Running
the
diagnostic
programs”
on
page
144.
To
view
the
BMC
system
event
log,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
If
the
server
is
running,
turn
off
the
server
and
all
attached
devices.
2.
Turn
on
all
attached
devices;
then,
turn
on
the
server.
3.
When
the
prompt
F2
for
Diagnostics
is
displayed,
press
F2.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
run
the
diagnostic
programs.
4.
From
the
top
of
the
screen,
select
Hardware
Info
.
5.
From
the
list,
select
BMC
Log
.
Clearing
the
error
logs
For
complete
information
about
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
see
the
User’s
Guide
.
To
clear
the
error
logs,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
is
displayed,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
view
the
error
logs.
3.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
v
To
clear
the
BMC
system
event
log,
select
Advanced
Setup
-->
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Setting
→
BMC
System
Event
Log
.
Select
Clear
BMC
SEL
.
v
To
clear
the
system
event/error
log,
if
one
is
present,
or
the
POST
error
log,
select
Event/Error
logs
,
and
then
select
Post
Error
Log
or
System
Event/Error
Log
.
When
any
log
entry
is
displayed,
press
Enter
(
Clear
xxxx
log
is
highlighted
on
each
entry
page,
where
xxxx
is
the
name
of
the
log
you
are
viewing).
Chapter
5.
Diagnostics
117