Error logs
The POST error log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. The BMC log and the
The following illustration shows an example of a BMC log entry.
BMC System Event Log
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Entry Number= | 00005 / 00011 |
Record ID= | 0005 |
Record Type= | 02 |
Timestamp= | 2005/01/25 16:15:17 |
Entry Details: | Generator ID= 0020 |
| Sensor Type= 04 |
| Assertion Event |
| Fan |
| Threshold |
| Lower |
| Sensor Number= 40 |
| Event Direction/Type= 01 |
| Event Data= 52 00 1A |
The BMC log is limited in size. When the log is full, new entries will not overwrite existing entries; therefore, you must periodically clear the BMC log through the Configuration/Setup Utility program (the menu choices are described in the User’s Guide). When you are troubleshooting an error, be sure to clear the BMC log so that you can find current errors more easily.
Important: After you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the BMC log to turn off the
Entries that are written to the BMC log during the early phase of POST show an incorrect date and time as the default time stamp; however, the date and time are corrected as POST continues.
Each BMC log entry appears on its own page. To display all of the data for an entry, use the Up Arrow (↑) and Down Arrow (↓) keys or the Page Up and Page Down keys. To move from one entry to the next, select Get Next Entry or Get Previous Entry.
The log indicates an assertion event when an event has occurred. It indicates a deassertion event when the event is no longer occurring.
Some of the error codes and messages in the BMC log are abbreviated.
If you view the BMC log through the Web interface of the optional Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, the messages can be translated.
You can view the contents of the POST error log, the BMC log, and the
