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Viewing and customizing ASMI service aid menus

View and customize troubleshooting information with various Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) service aids (such as viewing error logs and initiating service processor dumps).

Note: Each system port is disabled when a Hardware Management Console (HMC) is attached to the server and the server is booted beyond the service processor standby state.

Displaying error and event logs
Display a list of all of the error and event logs in the service processor.
Enabling serial port snoop
Specify parameters (including the snoop string) for enabling a serial port (system port) snoop.
Using the ASMI to perform a system dump
Control how frequently a system dump is performed and the amount of data collected from the hardware and server firmware.
Using the ASMI to perform a service processor dump
You can use the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) to enable or disable the service processor dump, in addition to immediately initiating a service processor dump.
Initiating a partition dump
Enable or disable the partition dump in addition to immediately initiating a partition dump.
Configuring a system port for call options
Configure a system port for use with the call-home and call-in options.
Configuring your modem
Configure your modem that is connected to the system port.
Configuring the call-home and call-in policy
Use this procedure to configure your system to call home and call in (that is, contact your next level of support).
Testing the call-home policy
You can test the call-home policy configuration after the modem is installed and configured correctly.
Rebooting the service processor
In critical system situations, such as during system hangs, you can reboot the service processor. Perform this task only when directed by your service provider.
Restoring your server to factory settings
Restore firmware settings, network configuration, and passwords to their factory defaults.
Entering service processor commands
You can enter commands to perform on the service processor. Currently, no syntactical validation is performed on the command string that is entered. As a result, ensure that the command is entered correctly before initiating the action.
Viewing resources unconfigured using the guard function
View a list of the hardware resources that have been unconfigured by the guard function of the system processor.
Performing a resource dump
Perform a resource dump of the service processor.
Enabling the USB service functions
Learn how to enable an Universal Serial Bus (USB) service functions to save the debug and system configuration data on the removable USB flash device.
Initiating the performance dump
Learn how to initiate the performance dump of the system. You can use the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) to initiate a performance dump of the system.

Parent topic: Managing your server using the ASMI

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Last updated: Mon, April 24, 2017