http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA
&brandind=5000008 or complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Under Related downloads, click Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) to display
the matrix of downloadable DSA files.
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 information about IPMItool, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/
infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.xseries.tools.doc/
config_tools_ipmitool.html or complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.
2. In the navigation pane, click IBM System x and BladeCenter Tools Center.
3. Expand Tools reference, expand Configuration tools, expand IPMI tools, and
click IPMItool.
For an overview of IPMI, go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/
index.jsp?topic=/liaai/ipmi/liaaiipmi.htm or complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp.
2. In the navigation pane, click IBM Systems Information Center.
3. Expand Operating systems, expand Linux information, expand Blueprints
for Linux on IBM systems, and click Using Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) on IBM Linux platforms.
You can view the IMM system event log through the Event Log link in the
integrated management module (IMM) Web interface. For more information, see
“Logging on to the Web interface” on page 268.
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.
Table 5. Methods for viewing event logs
Condition Action
The server is not hung and is connected to a
network.
Run Portable DSA to view the diagnostic
event log or create an output file that you
can send to IBM service and support.
Alternatively, you can use IPMItool to view
the system-event log.
The server is not hung and is not connected
to a network.
Use IPMItool locally to view the system-event
log.
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