Follow this procedure to perform the checkout.
- Step 001
- Perform the following steps:
- Update the firmware to the current level, as described in Updating the firmware.
- You might also have to update the management module firmware.
- If you did not update the firmware for some reason, power off
the blade server for 45 seconds before powering it back on.
- Establish an SOL session; then continue to Step 002 .
If the blade server does not start, see Troubleshooting tables.
- Step 002
- Verify that you have looked up each error code or hung checkpoint
and attempted the corrective action before going to Step 003 :
- If the firmware hangs on an eight-digit progress code, see POST progress codes (checkpoints).
- If the firmware records an eight-digit error code, see System reference codes (SRCs).
- If the AIX® operating system
records a service request number (SRN), see Service request numbers (SRNs).
- Check the BladeCenter® management-module
event log. If an error was recorded by the system, see POST progress codes (checkpoints) or System reference codes (SRCs).
- If no error was recorded, or if the login prompt appears and you
still suspect a problem, continue to Step 003 .
- Step 003
- Is the operating system AIX?
- Yes
- Record any information or messages that may be in the management
module event log; then go to Step 005 .
- No
- Go to Step 004 .
- Step 004
- Is the operating system Linux?
- Yes
- Record any information or messages that may be in the management
module event log; then go to Step 007 .
If you cannot load the stand-alone diagnostics CD, answer this question No.
- No
- Go to Solving undetermined problems.
- Step 005
- Perform the following steps:
Note: When possible, run AIX online diagnostics in concurrent
mode. AIX online diagnostics
perform more functions than the stand-alone diagnostics.
- Perform the AIX online diagnostics,
see Starting AIX concurrent diagnostics. Record any diagnostic
results and see the Service request numbers (SRNs) to
identify the failing component.
- If you cannot perform AIX concurrent
online diagnostics, continue to Step 006 .
- Step 006
- Perform the following steps:
- Use the management-module Web interface to make sure that the
device from which you load the stand-alone diagnostics is set as the
first device in the blade server boot sequence.
- Turn off the system unit power and wait 45 seconds before proceeding.
- Turn on the blade server and establish an SOL session.
- Check for the following responses:
- Progress codes are recorded in the management-module event log.
- Record any messages or diagnostic information that might be in
the log.
- Load the stand-alone diagnostics. Go to Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a CD or Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a NIM server.
- If you have replaced the failing component, perform system verification
for the component. See Using the diagnostics program
This ends the AIX procedure.
- Step 007
- Perform the following steps:
- Use the management-module Web interface to make sure that the
device from which you load the stand-alone diagnostics is set as the
first device in the blade server boot sequence.
- Turn off the blade server and wait 45 seconds before proceeding.
- Turn on the blade server and establish an SOL session.
- Check for the following responses:
- Progress codes are recorded in the management-module event log.
- Record any messages or diagnostic information that might be in
the log.
Continue with step 008 .
- Step 008
- Load the stand-alone diagnostics. Go to Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a CD or Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a NIM server.
This ends the Linux procedure.
For more information about installing and using
all supported operating systems, search the IBM Support Site.
