Troubleshooting Tips for Powering On NonStop BladeSystems

About This Document
This document provides “Troubleshooting Tips” (page 7) to help you quickly diagnose and
recover from problems powering on HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystems. The “Introduction”
(page 5) also provides information that will help avoid startup issues.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This topic supports J06.03 and all subsequent J-series RVUs until otherwise indicated in a
replacement publication.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for anyone who is responsible for monitoring or servicing HP Integrity
NonStop BladeSystems. While certain configuration and recovery tasks are for HP authorized
service providers only, there are steps that any operator can take to prevent or quickly recover
from problems powering on NonStop BladeSystems or individual server blades.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
ChangesDateVersion
None. New document.August 2010632168-001
Related Information
Information related to planning and basic operations for NonStop BladeSystems can be found
in these documents:
• NonStop BladeSystem Planning Guide
• NonStop Operations Guide for H-Series and J-Series RVU
• Locating and Troubleshooting DHCP, TFTP, and DNS Services on the NonStop Dedicated Service
LAN
• Changing the DHCP, DNS, or BOOTP Server from System Consoles to CLIMs
• Changing the DHCP, DNS, or BOOTP Server from CLIMs to System Consoles
Additional tasks, for HP authorized service providers only, are described in these documents:
• NonStop BladeSystem Hardware Installation Manual
• NonStop Dedicated Service LAN Installation and Configuration Guide
• Configuring NonStop BladeSystems to Avoid System Startup Problems
For Important Safety Information, Safety and Compliance, and Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) information, see the HP Integrity NonStop Server Safety and Compliance
collection in SAW at http://www.hp.com/go/nonstop-support-docs.
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