Diagnostic tools

There are several tools available to help you diagnose and solve hardware related issues.

Service Data tool

Use the advanced management module service data tool to collect information for analysis by IBM® service personnel. To access the service data tool from the advanced management module Web interface, click Service Tools > AMM Service Data .

Light path diagnostic LEDs
Light path diagnostic LEDs are a system of LEDs on the BladeCenter chassis and components within the chassis that can be used to identify system errors. If the front or rear system error LED on a BladeCenter chassis is lit, one or more error LEDs on a component also might be lit.
Light path diagnostic LEDs - BladeCenter T and BladeCenter HT chassis
The system LEDs are displayed on the media tray.
LEDs for remote chassis
To quickly find LED status on other chassis on the same subnet, you can view the remote chassis, if Service Location Protocol (SLP) is enabled. From the advanced management module Web interface, click Monitors > Remote Chassis .
Advanced management module event messages
There are several ways to view events that are generated by the advanced management module.
Service bulletins
IBM continually updates the support Web site with tips and techniques that you can use to resolve many issues that you may be having with your BladeCenter system.
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)
IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing system problems related to blade servers. DSA collects information about a blade server, such as system configuration, installed applications, device drivers, and hardware inventory.

Parent topic: Introduction