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Remind, button, Reset, Light, diagnostic - specs

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Path Diagnostics panel, followed by a description of the buttons and each LED. v Remind button: This button places the system-error LED on the front panel into remind mode. In remind mode, the system error LED flashes rapidly until the problem is corrected, the system is restarted, or a new problem occurs. By placing the system error LED indicator in remind mode, you acknowledge that you are aware of the last failure but will not take immediate action to correct the problem. The remind function is handled by the BMC. v Reset button: Press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test (POST). You might have to use a pen or the end of a straightened paper clip to press the button. The reset button is to the right of the remind button and just above the small circle with the R inside. v Light Path diagnostic LEDs: You can slide out the operator information panel and drop it down for easy viewing without opening the top server cover. The LEDs are on the top of the operator information panel. The following table lists the LEDs and the problems that they indicate. LED None OVER SPEC PS1 PS2 CPU VRM CNFG MEM NMI S ERR SP DASD FAN TEMP BRD PCI-A PCI-B PCI-C Error An error that is not reflected in the Light Path diagnostics panel The power supplies are using more power than their maximum rating allows Power supply 1 Power supply 2 Microprocessor error Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) Configuration error, check the microprocessor and memory configuration Memory Nonmaskable interrupt Soft error Service processor Hard disk drive Fan (TEMP LED might also be lit) System temperature Error with the system board, or a battery fault PCI-A bus PCI-B bus PCI-C bus Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 336 Type 8837 server 11

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Path
Diagnostics
panel,
followed
by
a
description
of
the
buttons
and
each
LED.
v
Remind
button:
This
button
places
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
panel
into
remind
mode.
In
remind
mode,
the
system
error
LED
flashes
rapidly
until
the
problem
is
corrected,
the
system
is
restarted,
or
a
new
problem
occurs.
By
placing
the
system
error
LED
indicator
in
remind
mode,
you
acknowledge
that
you
are
aware
of
the
last
failure
but
will
not
take
immediate
action
to
correct
the
problem.
The
remind
function
is
handled
by
the
BMC.
v
Reset
button:
Press
this
button
to
reset
the
server
and
run
the
power-on
self-test
(POST).
You
might
have
to
use
a
pen
or
the
end
of
a
straightened
paper
clip
to
press
the
button.
The
reset
button
is
to
the
right
of
the
remind
button
and
just
above
the
small
circle
with
the
R
inside.
v
Light
Path
diagnostic
LEDs:
You
can
slide
out
the
operator
information
panel
and
drop
it
down
for
easy
viewing
without
opening
the
top
server
cover.
The
LEDs
are
on
the
top
of
the
operator
information
panel.
The
following
table
lists
the
LEDs
and
the
problems
that
they
indicate.
LED
Error
None
An
error
that
is
not
reflected
in
the
Light
Path
diagnostics
panel
OVER
SPEC
The
power
supplies
are
using
more
power
than
their
maximum
rating
allows
PS1
Power
supply
1
PS2
Power
supply
2
CPU
Microprocessor
error
VRM
Voltage
Regulator
Module
(VRM)
CNFG
Configuration
error,
check
the
microprocessor
and
memory
configuration
MEM
Memory
NMI
Nonmaskable
interrupt
S
ERR
Soft
error
SP
Service
processor
DASD
Hard
disk
drive
FAN
Fan
(TEMP
LED
might
also
be
lit)
TEMP
System
temperature
BRD
Error
with
the
system
board,
or
a
battery
fault
PCI-A
PCI-A
bus
PCI-B
PCI-B
bus
PCI-C
PCI-C
bus
Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
xSeries
336
Type
8837
server
11