IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module, Installation And User Manual

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Table 7. Service mode conditions
Reason Description Controller action
SES_FAILURE Controller is unable to
communicate with SES
device Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
BMC_FAILURE Controller is unable to
communicate with BMC
device Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
VPD_NOACCESS Controller is unable to
access VPD data Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
HW_FAILURE Unrecoverable hardware
error Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
HW_RECURRING_FAILURE Recoverable hardware
error has caused multiple
reboots Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
SW_RECURRING_FAILURE Firmware detected error
has caused multiple
reboots Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
FORCED_NON_SURVIVOR Failover condition
occurred and other
controller was better
qualified to become
survivor. 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.)
DRV_MSMTCH_RB Rebinder does not see the
same drives as survivor. Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace
DRV_MSMTCH_ST 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. Service Mode - Reboot or
Replace (Note that both
controllers will be in
service mode.)
SES_ERRS The controller detected
environmental conditions
unsuitable for normal
operation. Service Mode - Reboot
after environmentals
return to normal
INDETERMINATE_DATA_LOSS Controller is unable to
proceed with out loosing
data - PROCEED AT
OWN RISK Service Mode - Reboot,
Replace, or Force boot
with data loss
BATTERY_LOW,
BATTERY_FAILED If "Writeback mode
without battery" is false,
enter service mode, else
report error in log and
continue normally Service Mode - Reboot
when battery OK
Command arguments:
<CLI> service mode –getreason
Reason details : string
Recovery Hints : string
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