BladeCenter diagnostics

Use the BladeCenter diagnostics to display the server status, information, and errors. When the BladeCenter diagnostics are installed, they are displayed on the IBM Director Console Tasks pane. Drag the BladeCenter diagnostics task onto the BladeCenter unit as you would any other IBM Director task.

Prerequisites for performing actions for a BladeCenter unit

To use the BladeCenter diagnostics, the BladeCenter unit must be powered on. The BladeCenter unit must appear unlocked in the IBM Director Console. Check the connections for all BladeCenter unit components to make sure they have power.

I2C Bus Test Results

Displays the status of the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) communication of the management module and blade server management hardware.

Midplane Connectivity

Indicates whether communication through the midplane is operational.

System Event Log

Displays the system event log information of the management module and stores it in the Diagnostic results.log. Each management module log contains information for each of the blade servers in the chassis and the events and errors that are logged for the management module.

Self-Test Results

Checks the following BladeCenter components:

Restart I/O Module Extended Diagnostics

This task corresponds to the the management module functions (Restart Module(s) and Run Full Diagnostics) that are displayed in the GUI under I/O Modules Tasks. The Restart I/O Module Extended Diagnostics task automatically runs and analyzes the advanced diagnostic features for the selected I/O module. This task also restarts the I/O module, which drops the network connection for the module..

You can run this task against only one managed object at a time. When you run this task, it might take between 2 to 16 minutes for it to be completed. After the task is completed, detailed information about the results are saved to the log file.

Light path diagnostics

The light path diagnostics indicate whether the following devices are active:

When active light path diagnostics LEDs are detected, an event is generated by IBM Director. The details information for the event provides the following information about the active LED:

Status

You can view the status of the BladeCenter diagnostics task using the Scheduler task. In IBM Director Console, click Tasks -> Scheduler. The "Scheduler" window opens. Click the Jobs tab to display the Jobs page. Click the applicable job in the left pane. Job information is displayed in the right pane, including the status. When a job is completed on a managed system, the status is Complete.

Results

When a BladeCenter diagnostics task is completed, an IBM Director event is generated. This file contains information about the task, and can be viewed using the IBM Director Event Log task. Use the View Diagnostics Results task to view the results. The results of an action can be found under the IBM Director Scheduler task by clicking the Jobs tab.

Test results can also be found in the Diagnostic Results.log file.


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