IBM System x3950, Руководство по диагностике и обслуживанию

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ServerGuide problems
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v
See Chapter 3, “Parts listing, Type 8878 and 8879,” on page 109 to determine which components are
customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).
v If an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a
trained service technician.
Symptom Action
The ServerGuide
™
Setup and
Installation CD will not start.
v Make sure that the server supports the ServerGuide program and has a
startable (bootable) CD or DVD drive.
v If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been changed, make sure that the
CD or DVD drive is first in the startup sequence.
v If more than one CD or DVD drive is installed, make sure that only one drive is
set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive.
The ServeRAID Manager
program cannot view all
installed drives, or the operating
system cannot be installed.
v
Make sure that the hard disk drive is connected correctly.
v Make sure that the SAS hard disk drive cables are securely connected.
The operating-system
installation program
continuously loops.
Make more space available on the hard disk.
The ServerGuide program will
not start the operating-system
CD.
Make sure that the operating-system CD is supported by the ServerGuide program.
See the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD label for a list of supported
operating-system versions.
The operating system cannot be
installed; the option is not
available.
Make sure that the server supports the operating system. If it does, either no
logical drive is defined (SCSI RAID systems), or the ServerGuide System Partition
is not present. Run the ServerGuide program and make sure that setup is
complete.
Software problems
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v
See Chapter 3, “Parts listing, Type 8878 and 8879,” on page 109 to determine which components are
customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).
v If an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a
trained service technician.
Symptom Action
You suspect a software
problem.
1. To determine whether the problem is caused by the software, make sure that:
v
The server has the minimum memory that is needed to use the software. For
memory requirements, see the information that comes with the software.
Note: If you have just installed an adapter, the server might have an
adapter-address conflict.
v The software is designed to operate on the server.
v
Other software works on the server.
v The software works on another server.
2. If you received any error messages when using the software, see the
information that comes with the software for a description of the messages and
suggested solutions to the problem.
3. Contact your place of purchase of the software.
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