General User Menus
The menu options presented to the general user are a subset of the options available to
the privileged user. The user must know the general access password, if set, to access
these menus.
GENERAL USER MENU
1. Continue System Boot
2. Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
3. Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
4. Read Service Processor Error Logs
5. Read System POST Errors
99. Exit from Menus
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v Continue System Boot
Allows the user to continue with and monitor the system boot already in progress
using the current ASCII terminal as the active console.
Make this selection if you want to monitor the IPL progress messages on your
terminal. If you do not want to monitor the IPL progress messages, select option 99.
Exit from Menus.
v Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
Displays manufacturer vital product data, such as serial numbers and part numbers
that were stored from the system boot prior to the one in progress now.
v Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
Displays the boot progress indicators (checkpoints), up to a maximum of 100, from
the system boot prior to the one in progress now. This historical information can be
useful to help diagnose system faults.
The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed line are
progress indicators (latest) from the boot that produced the current sessions. Below
the dashed line are progress indicators (oldest) from the boot preceding the one that
produced the current sessions.
The progress indicator codes are listed from top (latest) to bottom (oldest). The
dashed line represents the point where the latest boot started. For an example, refer
to “LCD Progress Indicator Log” on page 478.
v Read Service Processor Error Logs
Displays the service processor error logs. For an example, refer to “Service
Processor Error Logs” on page 476.
v Read System POST Errors
Displays the results of the System Firmware POST (Power-On Self-Test). Your server
may be able to start in the presence of POST errors if there are sufficient working
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