Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Dynamic System Analysis

IfPOSTdetectsaproblem,anerrormessageissenttothePOSTeventlog,see“Eventlogs”onpage
139
formoreinformation.
DynamicSystemAnalysis
DynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)collectsandanalyzessysteminformationtoaidindiagnosingserver
problems.
DSAcollectsthefollowinginformationabouttheserver:
•Drivehealthinformation
•EventlogsforServeRAIDcontrollersandserviceprocessors
•Hardwareinventory,includingPCIandUSBinformation
•Installedapplicationsandhotfixes(availableinDSAPortableonly)
•Kernelmodules(availableinDSAPortableonly)
•Lightpathdiagnosticsstatus
•Networkinterfacesandsettings
•Performancedataanddetailsaboutprocessesthatarerunning
•RAIDcontrollerconfiguration
•Serviceprocessor(IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2))statusandconfiguration
•Systemconfiguration
•Vitalproductdataandfirmwareinformation
Forsystem-specificinformationabouttheactionthatyoushouldtakeasaresultofamessagethatDSA
generates,seeAppendixC“DSAdiagnostictestresults”onpage1041
.
IfyoucannotfindaproblembyusingDSA,see“Solvingundeterminedproblems”onpage158
for
informationabouttestingtheserver.
Note:DSAPrebootmightappeartobeunresponsivewhenyoustarttheprogram.Thisisnormaloperation
whiletheprogramloads.
MakesurethattheserverhasthelatestversionoftheDSAcode.ToobtainDSAcodeandthe
DynamicSystemAnalysisInstallationandUser'sGuide,gotohttps://support.lenovo.com/us/
en/documents/LNVO-DSA.
DSAeditions
TwoeditionsofDynamicSystemAnalysisareavailable.
•DSAPortable
DSAPortableEditionrunswithintheoperatingsystem;youdonothavetorestarttheservertorunit.Itis
packagedasaself-extractingfilethatyoudownloadfromtheweb.Whenyourunthefile,itself-extracts
toatemporaryfolderandperformscomprehensivecollectionofhardwareandoperating-system
information.Afteritruns,itautomaticallydeletesthetemporaryfilesandfolderandleavestheresultsof
thedatacollectionanddiagnosticsontheserver.
Ifyouareunabletorestarttheserver,useDSAPortable.
•DSAPreboot
DSAPrebootrunsoutsideoftheoperatingsystem;youmustrestarttheservertorunit.Itisprovidedin
theflashmemoryontheserver,oryoucancreateabootablemediasuchasaCD,DVD,ISO,USB,orPXE
usingtheToolsCenterBootableMediaCreator(BoMC).Formoredetails,seetheBoMCUserGuideat
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC.Inadditiontothecapabilitiesoftheother
142Systemx3500M5InstallationandServiceGuide