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Troubleshooting charts The following tables list problem symptoms and suggested solutions. If you cannot find the problem in the troubleshooting charts, or if carrying out the suggested steps do not solve the problem, have the blade server serviced. If you have problems with an adapter, monitor, keyboard, mouse, or power module, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide that comes with your BladeCenter unit for more information. If you have problems with an Ethernet switch module, I/O adapter, or other optional device that can be installed in the BladeCenter unit, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide or other documentation that comes with the device for more information. Problems indicated by the front panel LEDs The state of the LEDs on the front of the blade can help in isolating problems. The table below gives an explanation and a suggested action, if required, for each Location LED Activity LED Information Media-tray LED select button Blade-error LED Power-on Power-control NMI LED CDbutton reset-button Figure 29. Power-control button and LEDS LED. Table 1. Explanation of LEDs and their states LED State Blade error LED Amber Information LED Amber Explanation Suggested action A system error has occurred on the blade server. Check the BladeCenter error log, see QS21 Problem Determination and Service Guide. Information about a system Check Advanced Management error has been placed in the Module to see what the Advanced Management Module problem is. See the Event Log. The information LED BladeCenter Management remains on until turned off by Module User's Guide for further Advanced Management Module information about the error. or through IBM Director Console. 60 QS21 Installation and User's Guide

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Troubleshooting
charts
The
following
tables
list
problem
symptoms
and
suggested
solutions.
If
you
cannot
find
the
problem
in
the
troubleshooting
charts,
or
if
carrying
out
the
suggested
steps
do
not
solve
the
problem,
have
the
blade
server
serviced.
If
you
have
problems
with
an
adapter,
monitor,
keyboard,
mouse,
or
power
module,
see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
that
comes
with
your
BladeCenter
unit
for
more
information.
If
you
have
problems
with
an
Ethernet
switch
module,
I/O
adapter,
or
other
optional
device
that
can
be
installed
in
the
BladeCenter
unit,
see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
or
other
documentation
that
comes
with
the
device
for
more
information.
Problems
indicated
by
the
front
panel
LEDs
The
state
of
the
LEDs
on
the
front
of
the
blade
can
help
in
isolating
problems.
The
table
below
gives
an
explanation
and
a
suggested
action,
if
required,
for
each
LED.
Table
1.
Explanation
of
LEDs
and
their
states
LED
State
Explanation
Suggested
action
Blade
error
LED
Amber
A
system
error
has
occurred
on
the
blade
server.
Check
the
BladeCenter
error
log,
see
QS21
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
.
Information
LED
Amber
Information
about
a
system
error
has
been
placed
in
the
Advanced
Management
Module
Event
Log.
The
information
LED
remains
on
until
turned
off
by
Advanced
Management
Module
or
through
IBM
Director
Console.
Check
Advanced
Management
Module
to
see
what
the
problem
is.
See
the
BladeCenter
Management
Module
User's
Guide
for
further
information
about
the
error.
Blade-error
LED
Information
LED
Location
LED
Activity
LED
Power-on
LED
CD
Media-tray
select button
Power-control
button
NMI
reset-button
Figure
29.
Power-control
button
and
LEDS
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QS21
Installation
and
User’s
Guide