IBM Dynamic System Analysis and installing DSA- IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Types 7863, 8737, 8738, and 8956install DSADSA installpreboot DSA

IBM® Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing compute node problems.

DSA collects the following information about the compute node:

Drive health information
Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and system-management processors
Hardware inventory, including PCI and USB information
Installed applications and hot fixes
Kernel modules
Light path diagnostics status
Network interfaces and settings
Performance data and details about processes that are running
RAID and controller configuration
Integrated management module 2 status and configuration
System configuration
Vital product data and firmware information

DSA creates a DSA log, which is a chronologically ordered merge of the system-event log (as the IPMI event log), the IMM event log (as the ASM event log), and the operating-system event logs. You can send the DSA log as a file to a support representative or view the information as a text file or HTML file.

In a multi-node environment, each node has a unique DSA interface. You can view node-specific information, such as error logs, from these unique DSA interfaces.

To obtain DSA code and the Dynamic System Analysis Installation and User's Guide, go to the IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) website.