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This section describes the minimum required configuration to run the Power On Self Test. it also describes the configuration
validation process.
Topics:
•
Minimum configuration to POST
•
Configuration validation
Minimum configuration to POST
Power on self test (POST) has configuration requirements.
The components listed below are the minimum configuration to POST:
● One processor in processor socket 1
● One memory modules (DIMM) in slot A1
● One power supply unit
● System board + LOM/OCP card + RIO card
Configuration validation
When the system is powered on, information about the following is obtained from the CPLD, and backplane memory maps and
analyzed:
● Installed cables
● Risers
● Backplanes
● Power supplies
● Floating card (fPERC, adapter PERC , BOSS)
● Processor
This information forms a unique configuration. iDRAC maintains qualified configurations that are stored in a table. iDRAC
compares the new configuration to the configurations in the table.
One or more sensors are assigned to each of the configuration elements. During POST, any configuration validation error
is logged in the System Event Log (SEL) or LifeCycle (LC) log. The reported events are categorized in the configuration
validation error table.
Table 31. Configuration validation error
Error
Description
Config
A configuration element within the
Error
closest match contains something
that is unexpected and does
not match any Dell qualified
configuration.
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Configuration information
Configuration information
Possible cause and
recommendations
Wrong configuration
The elements that are reported in
HWC8010 errors indicate that an
element is incorrectly assembled.
Check the placement of the
element, such as the cable or
riser, in the system.
Example
Config Error: Backplane
cable CTRS_SRC_SA1 and BP-
DST_SA1
Config Error : SL
Cable PLANAR_SL7 and
CTRL_DST_PA1
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