HP ProLiant DL380p HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 3

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Contents Introduction ...8 What's new...8 Revision history ...9 375445-402 (April 2011) ...9 375445-401 (January 2011) ...9 375445-xx9 (June 2010)...9 375445-xx8 (July 2009)...10 375445-xx7 (November 2008)...11 375445-xx6 (September 2007)...11 375445-xx5 (June 2006)...12 375445-xx4 (May 2006) ...12 375445-xx3 (September 2005)...12 Getting started...13 HP ProLiant 100 Series Server troubleshooting information 13 How to use this guide ...13 Pre-diagnostic steps ...14 Important safety information ...14 Symptom information ...17 Prepare the server for diagnosis...17 Common problem resolution ...20 Loose connections ...20 Service notifications...20 Firmware updates ...20 DIMM handling guidelines ...21 Hard drive guidelines ...21 SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines 21 SCSI hard drive guidelines ...21 Hard drive LED combinations ...22 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations 22 SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations 22 Server updates with an HP Trusted Platform Module and BitLocker™ enabled 23 Diagnostic flowcharts ...24 Troubleshooting flowcharts ...24 Troubleshooting flowchart reference websites 24 Start diagnosis flowchart...26 General diagnosis flowchart...26 Power-on problems flowchart...28 POST problems flowchart ...32 Operating system boot problems flowchart 34 Server fault indications flowchart ...36 Hardware problems ...39 Procedures for all ProLiant servers ...39 Power problems ...39 Power source problems ...39 Contents 3

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Contents 3
Contents
Introduction
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8
What's new
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8
Revision history
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9
375445-402 (April 2011)
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9
375445-401 (January 2011)
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9
375445-xx9 (June 2010)
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9
375445-xx8 (July 2009)
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10
375445-xx7 (November 2008)
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11
375445-xx6 (September 2007)
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11
375445-xx5 (June 2006)
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12
375445-xx4 (May 2006)
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12
375445-xx3 (September 2005)
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12
Getting started
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13
HP ProLiant 100 Series Server troubleshooting information
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13
How to use this guide
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13
Pre-diagnostic steps
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14
Important safety information
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14
Symptom information
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17
Prepare the server for diagnosis
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17
Common problem resolution
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20
Loose connections
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20
Service notifications
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20
Firmware updates
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20
DIMM handling guidelines
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21
Hard drive guidelines
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21
SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines
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21
SCSI hard drive guidelines
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21
Hard drive LED combinations
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22
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations
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22
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
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22
Server updates with an HP Trusted Platform Module and BitLockerâ„¢ enabled
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23
Diagnostic flowcharts
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24
Troubleshooting flowcharts
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24
Troubleshooting flowchart reference websites
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24
Start diagnosis flowchart
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26
General diagnosis flowchart
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26
Power-on problems flowchart
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28
POST problems flowchart
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32
Operating system boot problems flowchart
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Server fault indications flowchart
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36
Hardware problems
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Procedures for all ProLiant servers
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Power problems
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Power source problems
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