Troubleshooting
System Board Diagnostic LEDs
System Board Diagnostic LEDs
There are three additional LEDs that can help when troubleshooting the server. These LEDs are located on
the system board close to the back of the server and can be viewed through the small cooling holes in the
server case. See Figure 5-3 for the STBY, F/W, and BMC LED locations.
Figure 5-3
Location of the STBY, F/W and BMC LEDs
System board
BMC
Table 5-22 details the LED states of the STBY, F/W, and BMC LEDs on the system board.
Table 5-22
System Board LEDs
LED
STBY
This green standby LED comes on as soon as the server power cord is plugged in.
(power good)
BMC
A few seconds after the server is plugged in this green LED starts blinking indicating
(heartbeat)
the BMC software is operational.
F/W
A few seconds after the server power is turned on, the server firmware code fetch
green LED comes on indicating that the firmware has started the boot process.
130
STBY
F/W
system board (enlarged)
Description
Chapter 5