Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Event Logs; System Event Log; Diagnostic Programs and Messages

b.Power-supplycage
c.Memory
d.Microprocessor
e.Systemboard
Iftheproblemissolvedwhenyouremoveanadapterfromtheserverbuttheproblemrecurswhenyou
reinstallthesameadapter,suspecttheadapter;iftheproblemrecurswhenyoureplacetheadapterwitha
differentone,suspectthesystemboardorextendercard.
Ifyoususpectanetworkingproblemandtheserverpassesallthesystemtests,suspectanetworkcabling
problemthatisexternaltotheserver.
Eventlogs
Errorcodesandmessagesaredisplayedinthefollowingtypesofeventlogs:
•POSTeventlog:Thislogcontainsthethreemostrecenterrorcodesandmessagesthatweregenerated
duringthePOST.
•System-eventlog:ThislogcontainsallthePOSTandsystemmanagementinterrupt(SMI)events.
Systemeventlog
TheBMCimplementsthesystemeventlog(SEL)asspeciedintheIntelligentPlatformManagement
InterfaceSpecication,Version2.0.TheSELisaccessibleregardlessofthesystempowerstateviathe
BMC'sin-bandandout-of-bandinterfaces.
Diagnosticprogramsandmessages
Wheneverpossible,theBIOSoutputsthecurrentbootprogresscodesonthevideoscreen.Progress
codesare32-bitquantitiesplusoptionaldata.The32-bitnumbersincludeclass,subclass,andoperation
information.Theclassandsubclasseldspointtothetypeofhardwarebeinginitialized.Theoperationeld
representsthespecicinitializationactivity.Basedonthedatabitavailabilitytodisplayprogresscodes,a
progresscodecanbecustomizedtotthedatawidth.Thehigherthedatabit,thehigherthegranularity
ofinformationthatcanbesentontheprogressport.Theprogresscodesmaybereportedbythesystem
BIOSoroptionROMs.
Theresponsehasthreetypes:
•Minor:ThemessagedisplaysonthescreenorontheErrorManagerscreen,andanerrorisloggedtothe
SEL.Thesystemcontinuesbootinginadegradedstate.Theusermaywanttoreplacetheerroneousunit.
ThePOSTErrorPauseoptionsettingintheBIOSsetupdoesnothaveanyeffectonthiserror.
•Major:ThemessagedisplaysontheErrorManagerscreen,andanerrorisloggedtotheSEL.ThePOST
ErrorPauseoptionsettingintheBIOSsetupdetermineswhetherthesystempausestotheErrorManager
forthistypeoferrorsothattheusercantakeimmediatecorrectiveactionorthesystemcontinuesbooting.
Note:For0048(Passwordcheckfailed),thesystemwillhalt,andthenafterthenextreset/rebootdisplays
theerrorcodeontheErrorManagerscreen.
•Fatal:ThesystemhaltsduringthePOSTatablankscreenwiththetext“Unrecoverablefatalerrorfound.
Systemwillnotbootuntiltheerrorisresolved”and“Press<F2>toentersetup.”ThePOSTErrorPause
optionsettingintheBIOSsetupdoesnothaveanyeffectwiththisclassoferror.WhenyoupressF2on
thekeyboard,theerrormessageisdisplayedontheErrorManagerscreen,andanerrorisloggedtothe
SELwiththeerrorcode.Thesystemcannotbootunlesstheerrorisresolved.Theusermustreplace
thefaultypartandrestartthesystem.
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