Owners Manual

Troubleshooting The Enclosure

NOTE: For troubleshooting information on the blades in your enclosure, see the blade documentation at

support.dell.com/manuals.

Safety First—For You and Your System

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and

simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and

support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow

the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

Topics:

• Responding to a Systems Management Alert Message

• Troubleshooting A Damaged Enclosure

• Troubleshooting Enclosure Components

Responding to a Systems Management Alert

Message

The CMC management applications monitor critical system voltages and temperatures, and the cooling fans in the system. For information

about the CMC alert messages, see the CMC User's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.

Troubleshooting A Damaged Enclosure

1. Ensure that the following components are properly installed and connected:

• CMC module

• iKVM module

• I/O modules

• Power supply modules

• Fan modules

• Blades

• Sleeves (with quarter-height blades)

2. Ensure that all cables are properly connected.

3. Ensure that all components are properly installed and free from damage.

4. Run the online diagnostics.

If the tests fail, see Getting Help.

Troubleshooting Enclosure Components

The following procedures describe how to troubleshoot the following components:

• Power supply modules

• Fan modules

• CMC module

• Network switch module

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