Diagnostic Error Message Tables; Error Symptoms; Error Symptom Charts; Small Computer System Interface Messages - IBM 8832L1X Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Diagnostic error message tables

For descriptions of the error messages that might appear when you run the diagnostic programs, see
"Diagnostic error codes" on page 99
Notes:
1. Depending on the server configuration, some of these error messages might not appear when
you run the diagnostic programs.
2. If diagnostic error messages appear that are not listed in the error message tables, make sure that
the server has the latest levels of BIOS, service processor, and diagnostics microcode installed.

Error symptoms

This section describes methods for troubleshooting other error symptoms.

Error symptom charts

You can use the error symptom charts to find solutions to problems that have definite symptoms (see
"Error symptoms" on page 110).
If you cannot find the problem in the error symptom charts, go to "Starting the diagnostic programs"
on page 63 to test the blade server.

Small computer system interface messages

This information only applies if a storage expansion unit is available. If your receive a SCSI error
message when running the SCSI Select Utility program, see "SCSI error codes" on page 122.
NOTE
If the server does not have a hard disk drive, ignore any message that indicates that the BIOS
is not installed.

Light Path Diagnostics

If the blade-error LED on the control panel of the blade server is lit, then one or more error LEDs for
blade server components might also be on (see Figure 20). These LEDs help identify the cause of the
problem.
This section provides the information to identify, using the light path diagnostics, problems that
might arise. To locate the actual component that caused the error, you must locate the lit error LED
on that component.
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