Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Appendix B. UEFI;POST Diagnostic Codes

AppendixB.UEFI/POSTdiagnosticcodes
UEFI/POSTdiagnosticerrorcodescanbegeneratedwhentheserverstartsorwhiletheserverisrunning.
UEFI/POSTcodesareloggedintheIMMeventlogintheserver.
Foreacheventcode,thefollowingfieldsaredisplayed:
Eventidentifier
Anidentifierthatuniquelyidentifiesanevent.
Eventdescription
Theloggedmessagestringthatappearsforanevent.
Explanation
Additionalinformationtoexplainwhytheeventoccurred.
Severity
Anindicationofthelevelofconcernforthecondition.Theseverityisabbreviatedintheeventlogtothe
firstcharacter.Thefollowingseveritiescanbedisplayed.
Table48.Eventseveritylevels
SeverityDescription
InformationalAninformationalmessageissomethingthatwasrecordedforauditpurposes,
usuallyauseractionorachangeofstatesthatisnormalbehavior.
Warning
Awarningisnotassevereasanerror,butifpossible,theconditionshouldbe
correctedbeforeitbecomesanerror.Itmightalsobeaconditionthatrequires
additionalmonitoringormaintenance.
Error
Anerrortypicallyindicatesafailureorcriticalconditionthatimpairsserviceor
anexpectedfunction.
Userresponse
Theactionsthatyoushouldtaketoresolvetheevent.
Performthestepsintheordershownuntiltheproblemissolved.Afteryouperformalloftheactionsthat
aredescribedinthisfield,ifyoucannotsolvetheproblem,contactLenovoSupport.
BootingservertoF1setupmenu
InadditionaltothenormalprocessinbootingtheservertotheF1setupmenu(pressingF1when<F1
Setup>isdisplayed),therearetwootherwaysforuserstochoose.
•Method1
1.ProceedtotheIMM2website.
2.SelectServerManagementtab.
3.SelectServerPowerAction.
4.SelectBootServertoF1Setup.
•Method2UseAdvancedSettingsUtility(ASU)program.Commandlineisshownasfollows:asu.exe
setIMM.ForceBootToUefienable
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