ŸRead Progress Indicators from Last System Boot

Displays a number of the boot progress indicators, which may include service

processor checkpoints, IPL checkpoints, and/or AIX configuration codes, from the previous system boot. This information can be useful in diagnosing system faults.

The progress indicator codes are listed from top (latest) to bottom (oldest).

This information

is not

stored

in

nonvolatile storage. If the system

is powered

down using the

power-on button

on

the operator panel, this information

is

retained. If the ac power

is

disconnected from the

system,

this

information will be

lost. For an example,

refer to

“LCD Progress Indicator

Log” on

page 77.

ŸRead Service Processor Error Logs

Displays the service processor error logs. For an example, refer to “Service Processor Error Logs” on page 75.

ŸRead System POST Errors

Displays the results of the

System Firmware POST

(Power-On Self

Test). Your

 

server may be able to start

in

the presence

of POST errors

if

there

are suffici

working

system resources. If

POST errors occur during startup,

this

error

log,

when used with the diagnostics, helps to isolate faults. For

an example,

refer to

“Service

Processor Error Logs”

on

page 75.

 

 

 

 

ŸExit from Menus

Selecting

this option will exit the

service processor menus. You can re-enter the

menus by

pressing any key on the

console.

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IBM H80 Series Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot, Read Service Processor Error Logs, Read System Post Errors