Explanation
A fault has occurred in either the BladeCenter Storage Expansion (BSE) Unit or the Peripheral Component Interconnect(PCI) Expansion Unit.
Severity
Error
Alert Category
Blades (Critical)
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mmTrapBladeC
Log Source
Blade_##
Automatically notify service
Yes
Recoverable
Yes
Alarm Panel LED (BC T and BC HT)
Critical
User response
From the advanced management module Web interface, view the
hardware VPD page to determine if a BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit or a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Expansion Unit is installed.
- If a BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit is installed, perform these steps:
- Update the blade server service processor firmware, the blade server BIOS, and ServeRAID
firmware, drivers, and manager, if applicable.
- Reseat these components:
- ServeRAID SAS controller
- RAID battery
- BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit
- Replace the BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit.
- If a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Expansion Unit is installed, perform these steps:
- Verify that the PCI adapters are supported in the expansion unit as listed on the IBM ServerProven
Web site.
- Reseat the PCI adapters and the PCI expansion unit. Test one at a time of two are installed.
- Replace the PCI expansion unit.
Refer to the Problem Determination and Service Guide for the specified blade server type
for information about the BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit and the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Expansion Unit. The Problem Determination and Service Guide is available on the Web.