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5.8.2 LCD system information panel
You can use the LCD information panel to diagnose system errors quickly. The LCD system
information display panel is attached to the Storage Book on the front of the server. The LCD
system information display panel enables you to have quick access to system status,
firmware, network, and health information. Figure 5-76 shows the controls on the LCD system
information display panel.
Figure 5-76 LCD System Information panel
The information displayed on the LCD panel is shown in Figure 5-77.
Figure 5-77 LCD System Information panel
See the Installation and Service Guide for more information about the LCD panel and error
checking.
5.8.3 System event log
This log contains POST and system management interrupt (SMI) events and all events that
are generated by the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that is embedded in the IMM.
You can view the system event log through the UEFI by pressing F1 at system start-up and
selecting System Event Logs ď‚® System Event Log.
LCD system
information
display panel
Scroll up
button
Scroll
down
button
Select
button
System name
System status
Check-mark
above 2 indicates
system is booting from
alternative UEFI bank.
Network icon
This shows a system
supporting four
Ethernet ports.
If the numbers are
flashing, the ports
are active
UEFI\POST code
SYSTEM ON
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