HP ProLiant DL380 G3 with MSA500 HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 3

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Contents Introduction ...8 What's new...8 Revision history ...8 375445-403 (October 2011) ...8 375445-402 (April 2011) ...9 375445-401 (January 2011) ...9 Getting started...11 HP ProLiant 100 Series Server troubleshooting information 11 How to use this guide ...11 Pre-diagnostic steps ...12 Important safety information ...12 Symptom information ...15 Prepare the server for diagnosis...15 Common problem resolution ...18 Loose connections ...18 Service notifications...18 Firmware updates ...18 DIMM handling guidelines ...19 Hard drive guidelines ...19 SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines 19 SCSI hard drive guidelines ...19 Hard drive LED combinations ...20 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations 20 SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations 20 Server updates with an HP Trusted Platform Module and BitLocker™ enabled 21 Diagnostic flowcharts ...22 Troubleshooting flowcharts ...22 Troubleshooting flowchart reference websites 22 Start diagnosis flowchart...24 General diagnosis flowchart...24 Power-on problems flowchart...26 POST problems flowchart ...30 Operating system boot problems flowchart 32 Server fault indications flowchart ...34 Hardware problems ...37 Procedures for all ProLiant servers ...37 Power problems ...37 Power source problems ...37 Power supply problems ...37 System open circuits and short circuits 38 UPS problems ...38 General hardware problems ...39 Problems with new hardware ...39 Unknown problem ...40 Contents 3

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Contents 3
Contents
Introduction
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8
What's new
.................................................................................................................................................
8
Revision history
............................................................................................................................................
8
375445-403 (October 2011)
.............................................................................................................
8
375445-402 (April 2011)
..................................................................................................................
9
375445-401 (January 2011)
..............................................................................................................
9
Getting started
............................................................................................................................
11
HP ProLiant 100 Series Server troubleshooting information
.............................................................................
11
How to use this guide
.................................................................................................................................
11
Pre-diagnostic steps
....................................................................................................................................
12
Important safety information
..............................................................................................................
12
Symptom information
........................................................................................................................
15
Prepare the server for diagnosis
.........................................................................................................
15
Common problem resolution
........................................................................................................
18
Loose connections
......................................................................................................................................
18
Service notifications
....................................................................................................................................
18
Firmware updates
......................................................................................................................................
18
DIMM handling guidelines
..........................................................................................................................
19
Hard drive guidelines
.................................................................................................................................
19
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines
.................................................................................................
19
SCSI hard drive guidelines
................................................................................................................
19
Hard drive LED combinations
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20
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations
........................................................................................
20
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
......................................................................................
20
Server updates with an HP Trusted Platform Module and BitLockerâ„¢ enabled
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21
Diagnostic flowcharts
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22
Troubleshooting flowcharts
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22
Troubleshooting flowchart reference websites
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22
Start diagnosis flowchart
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24
General diagnosis flowchart
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24
Power-on problems flowchart
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26
POST problems flowchart
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30
Operating system boot problems flowchart
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32
Server fault indications flowchart
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34
Hardware problems
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37
Procedures for all ProLiant servers
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37
Power problems
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37
Power source problems
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37
Power supply problems
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37
System open circuits and short circuits
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38
UPS problems
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38
General hardware problems
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39
Problems with new hardware
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39
Unknown problem
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40