Installation Guide, Second Edition - HP Integrity rx1620

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting

Identifying and Diagnosing Hardware Problems

For system alerts of levels 3-5, the attention condition on the system LED can be cleared by accessing the logs

using the sl command available in the optional management processor command mode or the EFI cli cli>sl

e command.

The fault condition for system alerts of level 7 can only be cleared with the dc command unless hardware

replacement is necessary.

NOTE Always check the optional management processor system event logs (SEL) in the case of a

blinking yellow or red System LED before replacing any hardware.

Management Processor (MP) Card Event Logs

The management processor provides diagnostic and configuration capabilities. To access the management

processor, perform the following:

NOTE The management processor must be accessed from a terminal console that has access to the

Management Processor (MP) card.

Step 1. If necessary, press

CTRL+B to access the management processor.

Step 2. Log in with proper username and password.

NOTE Default operator login and password: login = “oper”, password = “oper”.

Step 3. Press cl to display the console history log. This log displays console history from oldest to newest.

Step 4. Press sl to display the status logs. The status logs consist of:

•System Event

• Forward Progress

• Current Boot

• Previous Boot

•Live Events

• Clear SEL/FPL Logs

Blinking red (2/sec.) Fault indication:

System alert level 7 detected, LED will blink until the problem is

resolved and the system boots successfully or until it is manually turned

off.

The LED will turn off once the event log has been read.

Table 4-2 System LED States (Continued)

System LED State