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Blade server shows SOL status of Not Ready
If a blade server with SOL enabled in the management module indicates an SOL
status of Not Ready, check the following items:
v
Make sure that an Ethernet switch module is installed in I/O-module bay 1. An
Ethernet switch module needs to be installed in I/O module bay 1; pass-thru
modules do not support SOL.
v Make sure that the SOL port assignment is set to blade server NIC 1, the default
SOL port assignment that connects to the switch module in bay 1. The Type 8832
blade server provides a jumper to change the SOL port assignment. All blade
servers except the HS40 and JS2
x blade servers provide a setting in the network
controller firmware to change the SOL port assignment. This setting can be
changed only when flashing the NIC firmware on the blade server. If SOL traffic
has been assigned to NIC 2, then the switch module in I/O-module bay 2 needs
to be an Ethernet switch module and additional configuration of this switch
module might be required. See Chapter 2, “General configuration,” on page 7,
Chapter 3, “Operating system configuration,” on page 15, and Chapter 4,
“Special component requirements,” on page 25 for more information.
v Make sure that SOL is properly set up in the blade server system firmware
(BIOS). Only the JS2
x family of blade servers do not require system firmware
configuration to enable SOL. See “Updating and configuring the blade server
BIOS” on page 13 and Chapter 4, “Special component requirements,” on page 25,
for information about setting up blade server BIOS for SOL operation.
Note:
A blade server might start slowly or become unresponsive if COM 1 is
configured for SOL instead of COM 2.
v
Make sure that the SOL IP address range (for the BSMP) is not already in use on
the external network. The default SOL BSMP address range starts at 10.1.1.80
and ends at 10.1.1.93 for all 14 blades in the BladeCenter unit. If any blade
servers or other external devices use this range of IP addresses for production
traffic, an IP address conflict will occur and SOL traffic might be blocked. The
SOL BSMP starting address can be changed using the management module Web
interface and any IP address range can be used that is not being used for
production traffic.
v
If the blade server has an operating system loaded, verify that the Broadcom
NIC drivers are loaded and up to date. A downlevel NIC driver loaded in Linux
can cause SOL to go into the Not Ready state.
v
Make sure that the blade server is powered up. Some blade servers need to be
powered up for SOL to indicate a status of Ready. It can take up to 60 seconds
after some blade servers are powered up for SOL to indicate that they are Ready.
v
Make sure that the management module can communicate with the switch
module in I/O-module bay 1. Verify communications by pinging the I/O
module from the management module. See the
Management Module User's Guide
for additional information.
v
Make sure that the Ethernet switch module in I/O-module bay 1 is configured
for SOL operation. For most switch modules, the default configuration settings
for the management module and the switch module are fine; however, if the
switch module in I/O-module bay 1 is a Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit
Ethernet Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter, make sure that it has a
firmware level of 12.1(22)EA6a or later. (This is the minimum firmware level that
the switch module requires to support a management module default SOL
VLAN of 4095.) If the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module has a firmware
level older than 12.1(22)EA6a, then the SOL VLAN must be set to a value
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