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also view the IMM2 event log through the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) program (as the ASM event
log). For more information about IMM2 error messages, see Appendix A “Integrated Management Module
II (IMM2) error messages” on page 331.

•

DSA event log:

This log is generated by the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) program, and it is a

chronologically ordered merge of the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), the IMM2 chassis-event
log (as the ASM event log), and the operating-system event logs. You can view the DSA event log
through the DSA program (see “Viewing event logs without restarting the server” on page 142). For more
information about DSA and DSA messages, see “Lenovo Dynamic System Analysis” on page 144 and
Appendix C “DSA diagnostic test results” on page 989.

Viewing event logs through the Setup utility

Use this information to view the event logs through the Setup utility.

To view the POST event log or system-event log, complete the following steps:

Step 1.

Turn on the server.

Step 2.

When the prompt

<F1> Setup

is displayed, press

. If you have set both a power-on password

and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the event logs.

Step 3.

Select

System Event Logs

and use one of the following procedures:

• To view the POST event log, select

POST Event Viewers

• To view the system-event log, select

System Event Log

Viewing event logs without restarting the server

Use this information to view the event logs without restarting the server.

If the server is not hung and the IMM2 is connected to a network, methods are available for you to view one
or more event logs without having to restart the server.

If you have installed Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Portable, you can use it to view the system-event log
(as the IPMI event log), or the IMM2 event log (as the ASM event log), the operating-system event logs, or
the merged DSA log. You can also use DSA Preboot to view these logs, although you must restart the server
to use DSA Preboot. To install DSA Portable or check for and download a later version of DSA Preboot CD
image, go to https://support.lenovo.com/us/ en/documents/LNVO-DSA.

If IPMItool is installed in the server, you can use it to view the system-event log. Most recent versions
of the Linux operating system come with a current version of IPMItool. For an overview of IPMI, go to
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/blueprints/ and click

Using Intelligent Platform Management

Interface (IPMI) on IBM Linux platforms

You can view the IMM2 event log through the

Event Log

link in the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)

web interface. For more information, see “Logging on to the web interface” on page 116.

The following table describes the methods that you can use to view the event logs, depending on the
condition of the server. The first three conditions generally do not require that you restart the server.

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