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Step 2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and
an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to view the event logs.
Step 3. To clear the IMM system-event log, select System Event Logs-->Clear System Event Log.
POST
This topic provides information about the power-on self-test (POST) that occurs when you start the server.
When you turn on the server, it performs a series of tests to check the operation of the server components
and some optional devices in the server. This series of tests is called the power-on self-test, or POST.
Note: This server does not use beep codes for server status.
If a power-on password is set, you must type the password and press Enter (when you are prompted), for
POST to run.
If POST detects a problem an error message is displayed. See Appendix D “UEFI/POST error codes” on
page 1925 for more information.
If POST detects a problem, an error message is sent to the POST event log, see “Event logs” on page 161 for
more information.
Dynamic System Analysis program
This topic provides an overview of the Lenovo Dynamic System Analysis program.
Lenovo Dynamic System Analysis™ (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing
server problems. DSA collects the following information about the server:
• Drive health information
• Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
• Hardware inventory, including PCI and USB information
• Installed applications and hot fixes (available in DSA Portable only)
• Kernel modules (available in DSA Portable only)
• Light path diagnostics status
• Network interfaces and settings
• Performance data and details about processes that are running
• RAID controller configuration
• Service processor (integrated management module) status and configuration
• System configuration
• Vital product data and firmware information
As you run Dynamic System Analysis, text messages are displayed on the screen and are saved in the DSA
log. A diagnostic text message indicates that a problem has been detected and provides the action you
should take as a result of the text message.
The following is a list of text results and messages that the diagnostic programs might generate and
suggested actions to correct the detected problems. Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they
are listed in the column.
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