Service Mode Conditions - IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Installation And User Manual

Command arguments:
<CLI> service mode –getreason
Reason details : string
Recovery Hints : string
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Table 7. Service mode conditions
Reason
SES_FAILURE
BMC_FAILURE
VPD_NOACCESS
HW_FAILURE
HW_RECURRING_FAILURE
SW_RECURRING_FAILURE
FORCED_NON_SURVIVOR
DRV_MSMTCH_RB
DRV_MSMTCH_ST
SES_ERRS
INDETERMINATE_DATA_LOSS
BATTERY_LOW,
BATTERY_FAILED
Description
Controller is unable to
communicate with SES
device
Controller is unable to
communicate with BMC
device
Controller is unable to
access VPD data
Unrecoverable hardware
error
Recoverable hardware
error has caused multiple
reboots
Firmware detected error
has caused multiple
reboots
Failover condition
occurred and other
controller was better
qualified to become
survivor.
Rebinder does not see the
same drives as survivor.
On boot up (warm or
cold) both controllers
discover a different set of
drives and neither
controller's discovered
drives is a superset of the
other's.
The controller detected
environmental conditions
unsuitable for normal
operation.
Controller is unable to
proceed with out loosing
data - PROCEED AT
OWN RISK
If "Writeback mode
without battery" is false,
enter service mode, else
report error in log and
continue normally
Controller action
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace Error log shows
controller, drive, and SES
data on which basis a
survivor was chosen.
(Includes mirror path
down, tie breaker cases,
host port down, etc.)
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace (Note that both
controllers will be in
service mode.)
Service Mode - Reboot
after environmentals
return to normal
Service Mode - Reboot,
Replace, or Force boot
with data loss
Service Mode - Reboot
when battery OK