Identifying The 7063-Cr1 That Needs Servicing - IBM Power Systems 7063-CR1 Service Manual

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Figure 65. LEDs on the rear of the system
Drive LEDs can indicate the following states:
v Blue activity LED can indicate the following states:
– When there is no activity, the LED is off for SATA drives; on for SAS drives.
– Flashing blue indicates activity
v Red status LED can indicate the following states. The status LED does not work when SATA drives are
directly attached to the system backplane.
– Steady red indicates that the drive failed
– Flashing red at 4 Hz identifies the drive
– Flashing red at 1 Hz indicates that the drive is rebuilding
Power supply LEDs can indicate the following states:
v Steady green indicates that power is on
v Flashing green indicates AC power is applied, but the system is yet to be powered on.
v Steady amber indicates that power is off, or a power fault occurred
v Flashing amber indicates that the power supply is overheating

Identifying the 7063-CR1 that needs servicing

Use the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) program to turn on the blue identify LED to
help you find the IBM 7063-CR1 Hardware Management Console system that needs servicing.
Procedure
Use the ipmitool command to activate the blue system identify LED.
For in-band networks, enter the following chassis identify command:
ipmitool chassis identify <interval>
interval
The time to turn on the identify LED in seconds. The default value is 15. This means that the LED is
on for 15 seconds and then turns off for 15 seconds. A value of zero (0) turns off the LED. A value of
force turns on the LED and leaves it on until turned off.
To run the command remotely over the LAN, enter the following chassis identify command:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <hostname> -U <username> -P <password> chassis identify <interval>
Common procedures for servicing the 7063-CR1
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