Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
Identifying and Diagnosing Hardware Problems
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For system alerts of levels 3-5, the attention condition on the system LED can be cleared by accessing the logs
using the sl command available in the optional management processor command mode or the EFI cli
cli>sl
e
command.
The fault condition for system alerts of level 7 can only be cleared with the dc command unless hardware
replacement is necessary.
NOTE
Always check the optional management processor system event logs (SEL) in the case of a
blinking yellow or red System LED before replacing any hardware.
Management Processor (MP) Card Event Logs
The management processor provides diagnostic and configuration capabilities. To access the management
processor, perform the following:
NOTE
The management processor must be accessed from a terminal console which has access to the
Management Processor (MP) card.
Step 1.
If necessary, press
CTRL+B
to access the management processor.
Step 2.
Log in with proper username and password.
NOTE
Default operator login and password: login = “oper”, password = “oper”.
Step 3.
Press “cl” to display the console history log. This log displays console history from oldest to newest.
Step 4.
Press “sl” to display the status logs. The status logs consist of:
•
System Event
•
Forward Progress
•
Current Boot
Blinking yellow (1/sec.)
Attention indication:
Alerts of levels 3-5 detected in the optional management processor logs.
The LED will turn off once the event log has been read.
Blinking red (2/sec.)
Fault indication:
System alert level 7 detected, LED will blink until the problem is
resolved and the system boots successfully or until it is manually turned
off.
The LED will turn off once the event log has been read.
Table 5-2
System LED States (Continued)
System LED
State
