Chapter
6.
Solving
problems
This
section
provides
basic
troubleshooting
information
to
help
you
solve
some
common
problems
that
might
occur
while
setting
up
your
blade
server.
If
you
cannot
locate
and
correct
the
problem
using
the
information
in
this
section,
see
the
BladeCenter
HS40
Type
8839
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
or
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD
that
comes
with
your
blade
server,
and
the
“Server
Support”
flowchart
in
the
front
of
this
document.
Note:
Unless
otherwise
stated,
references
to
the
BladeCenter
unit
also
apply
to
the
BladeCenter
T
unit.
Diagnostic
tools
overview
The
following
tools
are
available
to
help
you
diagnose
and
solve
hardware-related
problems:
v
Beep
codes
and
error
messages
The
beep
codes
indicate
that
the
power-on
self-test
(POST)
or
the
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
have
detected
a
problem
during
startup.
Error
messages
also
appear
during
startup
if
POST
detects
a
hardware-configuration
problem.
See
“Beep
code
descriptions”
on
page
66,
“POST
error
messages”
on
page
67,
and
the
BladeCenter
HS40
Type
8839
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
or
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD
that
comes
with
your
blade
server
for
more
information.
v
Troubleshooting
charts
These
charts
list
problem
symptoms
and
steps
to
correct
the
problems.
See
the
“Troubleshooting
charts”
on
page
68
for
more
information.
v
Diagnostic
programs
and
error
messages
Real
Time
Diagnostics
tests
the
major
components
of
your
BladeCenter
Unit,
including
the
management
modules,
switch
modules,
CD-ROM
drive,
diskette
drive,
and
your
blade
server,
while
the
server
operating
system
is
running.
Real
Time
Diagnostics
can
either
be
plugged
into
an
existing
IBM
Director
environment
or
installed
without
IBM
Director
present.
For
documentation
and
download
information
for
the
Real
Time
Diagnostics,
go
to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html.
Notes:
1.
As
of
the
date
of
this
document,
the
IBM
Director
CD
does
not
come
with
the
BladeCenter
T
unit.
If
you
have
the
BladeCenter
T
unit,
see
“IBM
Director”
on
page
10
for
more
information.
2.
See
the
blade
server
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
or
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD
that
comes
with
your
blade
server
for
more
information.
v
Light
path
diagnostics
Use
the
light
path
diagnostics
to
diagnose
system
errors
quickly.
See
the
“Light
path
diagnostics”
on
page
72
for
more
information.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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