BladeCenter web interface: BladeCenter unit detailed component status

The System Status page provides the following detailed status information for BladeCenter components.

The following illustration shows a blade server status page for the advanced management module.

Graphic illustrating the blade server status page for the advanced management module.

When you click Blade servers, the following information is displayed:

Bay: The lowest-number bay that the blade server occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the blade server. Click the icon for more detailed status information.
Name: The name of the blade server once it has successfully completed initialization. Before the blade server achieves that state, it might display one of the following text strings:
- Discovery: The blade server is still undergoing initialization
- Comm Error: The blade server is having a problem communicating with the advanced management module
- Kernel Mode: The blade server has failed its initialization and is in a reduced function state
Pwr: The power state (on or off) of the blade server.
Owner: An indication of whether the current blade server controls the following BladeCenter® resources:
- KVM: Keyboard, video, and mouse
- MT: The media tray that contains the removable-media drives and USB ports
Note: The advanced management module has two USB ports. If you connect a USB storage device to one, blade servers in the BladeCenter unit also can use it. The rules that determine which blade server detects the USB storage device are as follows:
1. For the BladeCenter unit, the USB storage device mounts to the blade server that has ownership of the KVM.
2. For the BladeCenter H or HT unit, the USB storage device mounts to the blade server that has ownership of the media tray.
3. The management modules for the BladeCenter T unit do not have USB ports.
cKVM: Shows whether a concurrent KVM (cKVM) feature card is installed in the blade server.
I/O Compatibility: The compatibility status of the blade server. Each status is a link to detailed compatibility information for the blade server.
WOL: An indication of whether the Wake on LAN feature is currently enabled for the blade server. The Wake on LAN feature is enabled by default in the blade server BIOS and cannot be disabled. The BladeCenter management module provides a single point of control for the Wake on LAN feature, enabling the settings to be controlled for either the entire BladeCenter unit or a single blade server. Wake on LAN settings that are made in the management module override the settings in the blade server BIOS. See Power/Restart for information.
Note: If a blade server does not support the Wake on LAN feature, this field displays a value of n/a.
Local Control: An indication of whether the following options are enabled:
- Local power control
- Local keyboard, video, and mouse switching
- Local removable-media drive and USB port switching
BEM: An indication of whether an expansion unit, such as a SCSI expansion unit or PCI I/O Expansion Unit, occupies the blade bay.

The following illustration shows an I/O Modules status page for an advanced management module.

Graphic illustrating the I/O modules status page for an advanced management module.

When you click I/O Modules, the following information is displayed. The number of I/O module bays varies by BladeCenter unit type.

Bay: The number of the bay that the I/O module occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status for the I/O module Click this icon to view detailed I/O module compatibility information.
Type: The type of I/O module in the bay, such as an Ethernet I/O module, Fibre Channel I/O module, or pass-thru module.
Manufacturer: The I/O module manufacturer.
I/O Compatibility: The compatibility status of the I/O module. Each status is a link to detailed compatibility information for the I/O module. For some I/O modules, clicking the status link will display detailed status information for the I/O module ports.
MAC Address: The medium access control (MAC) address of the I/O module.
Note: Some types of I/O modules, such as a pass-thru module, do not have a MAC address or an IP address.
Notes:
- Some types of I/O modules, such as a pass-thru module, do not have a MAC address or an IP address.
- The RAID SAS module, available on the BladeCenter S, requires and displays two MAC addresses and two IP addresses.
IP Address: The IP address of the I/O module.
Pwr: The power state (on or off) of the I/O module.
Stacking Mode: The stacking mode status of the I/O module.
Protected Mode: The current protected mode status of the I/O module.
- n/a: Protected mode capability does not exist on the I/O module.
- Disabled: Protected mode capability exists on the I/O module but has not been activated on the I/O module or the advanced management module.
- Pending: Protected mode has been activated on the advanced management module but not yet on the I/O module.
- Active: Protected mode is active on both the I/O module and the advanced management module.
- Attention: Protected mode is enabled on the I/O module but not on the advanced management module.
POST Status: Text information about the status of the I/O module.

In the BladeCenter S unit, the advanced management module provides a link to the Storage Modules page that displays the following information.

Graphic illustrating the storage modules status page.

Bay: The bay number of each installed storage module.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the storage module.
Component: The type of component that is contained in this storage module.

When you click Management Modules, the following information is displayed:

Graphic illustrating the management module status page.

Bay: The number of the bay that the management module occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the management module. Click the status icon for more detailed status information, such as self-test results, power-supply voltage levels, the inside temperature of the BladeCenter unit, and a list of users who are currently logged in to the BladeCenter unit. For the advanced management module, the detailed status will also display a list of users who are logged in to the management module along with their access information. A Terminate push button is shown for each user who is logged in to the advanced management module at the time this page was generated. If a user does not have system administrator authority, the button is enabled only for that user's sessions.
IP Address: Clicking View displays IP address information for the remote management and console connection (external Ethernet port) on the management module.
Primary: An indication of which management module is the primary, or active, management module.

When you click Power Modules, the following information is displayed:

Graphic illustrating the power module status page.

Bay: The number of the bay that the power module occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the power-module.
Details: Text information about the status of the power module.

Note: When an advanced management module is installed in a BladeCenter S unit, a line under the Power Modules table indicates whether the BladeCenter unit is connected to a 110 V ac or 220 V ac power source.

When you click Power Module Cooling Devices (some BladeCenter units support this feature), the following information is displayed:

Graphic illustrating the power module cooling devices page.

Bay: The number of the power module bay that the power-module cooling device occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the power-module cooling device.
Fan Count: The number of fans in the power-module cooling device that are operational.
Average Speed (% of max): The current speed of the power-module cooling device, as a percentage of the maximum revolutions per minute (rpm). The power-module cooling device speed varies with the thermal load. An entry of Offline indicates that the power-module cooling device is not functioning.
Average Speed (RPM): The current speed of the power-module cooling device, in rpm. The power-module cooling device speed varies with the thermal load.
Controller State: The status of the power-module cooling device speed controller: operational, flashing (firmware is updating), not present, or communication error.

When you click Chassis Cooling Devices, the following information is displayed:

Graphic illustrating the power-module cooling devices status page.

Bay: The number of the bay that the BladeCenter unit cooling device module occupies.
Status: An icon that indicates good , warning, or critical status of the BladeCenter unit cooling device.
Speed (% of max): The current speed of the BladeCenter unit cooling device module, as a percentage of the maximum revolutions per minute (rpm). The BladeCenter unit cooling device speed varies with the thermal load. An entry of Offline indicates that the BladeCenter unit cooling device is not functioning.
Speed (RPM) (advanced management module installed in a BladeCenter H unit only): The current speed of the BladeCenter unit cooling device module, in rpm. The BladeCenter unit cooling device speed varies with the thermal load.
Controller State (advanced management module installed in a BladeCenter H unit only): The status of the blower speed controller: operational, flashing (firmware is updating), not present, or communication error.

When you click Media Tray the following information is displayed (media tray temperature status is not available for all BladeCenter unit types):

Graphic illustrating the media tray status page.

Temp (C°): The ambient temperature of the media tray, as indicated by the front-panel temperature sensor.
Warning: The ambient temperature threshold of the media tray at which a temperature warning event is entered in the event log.
Warning Reset: The ambient temperature threshold of the media tray. If the temperature exceeds the warning threshold and afterwards drops below the warning reset threshold, the temperature warning event is cleared. An indication that the temperature warning is cleared is entered in the event log.
Hysteresis (advanced management module installed in a BladeCenter T unit only): The difference between the warning and the warning reset temperature thresholds.