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Table 10. Standby blade pool creation and application problems (continued) Problem Solution Standby Blade Pool failed to be applied after v Check the logs to make sure the event creating an event action plan and applying that you are filtering on was actually the event action plan to a blade. triggered. v Make sure that the event action plan was applied to the correct blade. v Check that the event was sent to the blade object and not just to the BladeCenter chassis. Related tasks "Creating a standby blade pool profile" on page 28 You can create a standby blade pool profile using IBM Director. Incorrect OFM address usage If the blade is not using the OFM addresses as you expect, use the following steps to find the cause. v Check the AMM Web page: - Select Blade tasks -> Configuration -> Open Fabric Manager. - Click on the name of the blade. - Verify that the OFM configuration is enabled. - Verify that the blade supports OFM. - Verify that the blade system management processor supports OFM. - If not, then upgrade the firmware of the Blade System Management processor. - Verify that the blade BIOS supports OFM. - If not, then upgrade the BIOS firmware. v The OFM status for the blade is N/A: - If the blade is off: 1. Power it on. 2. Wait for the OS to reboot. 3. Check the OFM status again. - If the OS is running: 1. Reboot the blade. 2. Check the OFM status again. v Check the address status: - If the address status for the adapter is Used and the addresses are not actually used, replace the adapter. - If the address status for the adapter is Error, replace the adapter. - If the address status for the adapter is Not Used: - Verify that the address type matches the adapter type. Configuration failure scenarios You may encounter errors when applying your OFM configuration. 32 IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Installation and User's Guide

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Table
10.
Standby
blade
pool
creation
and
application
problems
(continued)
Problem
Solution
Standby
Blade
Pool
failed
to
be
applied
after
creating
an
event
action
plan
and
applying
the
event
action
plan
to
a
blade.
v
Check
the
logs
to
make
sure
the
event
that
you
are
filtering
on
was
actually
triggered.
v
Make
sure
that
the
event
action
plan
was
applied
to
the
correct
blade.
v
Check
that
the
event
was
sent
to
the
blade
object
and
not
just
to
the
BladeCenter
chassis.
Related
tasks
“Creating
a
standby
blade
pool
profile”
on
page
28
You
can
create
a
standby
blade
pool
profile
using
IBM
Director.
Incorrect
OFM
address
usage
If
the
blade
is
not
using
the
OFM
addresses
as
you
expect,
use
the
following
steps
to
find
the
cause.
v
Check
the
AMM
Web
page:
–
Select
Blade
tasks
->
Configuration
->
Open
Fabric
Manager
.
–
Click
on
the
name
of
the
blade.
–
Verify
that
the
OFM
configuration
is
enabled.
–
Verify
that
the
blade
supports
OFM.
–
Verify
that
the
blade
system
management
processor
supports
OFM.
-
If
not,
then
upgrade
the
firmware
of
the
Blade
System
Management
processor.
–
Verify
that
the
blade
BIOS
supports
OFM.
-
If
not,
then
upgrade
the
BIOS
firmware.
v
The
OFM
status
for
the
blade
is
N/A
:
–
If
the
blade
is
off:
1.
Power
it
on.
2.
Wait
for
the
OS
to
reboot.
3.
Check
the
OFM
status
again.
–
If
the
OS
is
running:
1.
Reboot
the
blade.
2.
Check
the
OFM
status
again.
v
Check
the
address
status:
–
If
the
address
status
for
the
adapter
is
Used
and
the
addresses
are
not
actually
used,
replace
the
adapter.
–
If
the
address
status
for
the
adapter
is
Error
,
replace
the
adapter.
–
If
the
address
status
for
the
adapter
is
Not
Used
:
-
Verify
that
the
address
type
matches
the
adapter
type.
Configuration
failure
scenarios
You
may
encounter
errors
when
applying
your
OFM
configuration.
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IBM
BladeCenter
Open
Fabric
Manager
Installation
and
User's
Guide