Diagnosing problems using light path diagnostics, Light path diagnostics leds, Diagnosing – Lenovo 6446 User Manual

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Press

the

reset

button

to

reset

the

server

and

run

the

power-on

self-test

(POST).

You

might

have

to

use

a

pen

or

the

end

of

a

straightened

paper

clip

to

press

the

button.

The

server

is

designed

so

that

LEDs

remain

lit

when

the

server

is

connected

to

a

power

source

but

is

not

turned

on,

provided

that

the

power

supply

is

operating

correctly.

This

feature

helps

you

to

isolate

the

problem

when

the

operating

system

is

shut

down.

Diagnosing

problems

using

light

path

diagnostics

LEDs

in

two

locations

on

the

server

are

available

to

help

you

diagnose

problems

that

might

occur

during

installation.

Use

them

in

the

following

order:

1.

Light

path

diagnostics

panel

-

Look

at

this

panel

first.

If

a

system

error

has

occurred,

the

system-error

LED

on

the

front

of

the

light

path

diagnostics

drawer

is

lit.

Slide

the

latch

to

the

left

on

the

front

of

the

operator

information

panel

to

access

the

light

path

diagnostics

panel.

Note

any

LEDs

that

are

lit,

and

then

close

the

drawer.

2.

LEDs

on

the

system

board

-

To

identify

the

component

that

is

causing

the

error,

note

the

lit

LED

on

or

beside

the

component.

Light

path

diagnostics

LEDs

The

following

table

describes

the

LEDs

on

the

light

path

diagnostics

panel,

the

problems

that

they

indicate,

and

actions

to

solve

the

problems.

v

Follow

the

suggested

actions

in

the

order

in

which

they

are

listed

in

the

Action

column

until

the

problem

is

solved.

v

See

the

parts

listing

in

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

to

determine

which

components

are

customer

replaceable

units

(CRU)

and

which

components

are

field

replaceable

units

(FRU).

v

If

an

action

step

is

preceded

by

“(Trained

service

technician

only),”

that

step

must

be

performed

only

by

a

trained

service

technician.

LED

Description

Action

None,

but

the

system-
error

LED

is

lit.

An

error

has

occurred

and

cannot

be

diagnosed,

or

the

Advanced

System

Management

(ASM)

processor

on

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine

has

failed.

The

error

is

not

represented

by

a

light

path

diagnostics

LED.

Use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

to

check

the

system-error

log

for

information

about

the

error.

OVER

SPEC

The

power

supplies

are

using

more

power

than

their

maximum

rating.

1.

Remove

optional

devices

from

the

server.

2.

Replace

the

failing

power

supply.

Attention:

In

a

dc

power

environment,

only

trained

service

personnel

other

than

Lenovo

service

technicians

are

authorized

to

connect

or

disconnect

power

to

the

dc

power

supply

and

to

remove

and

install

a

dc

power

supply.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

each

dc

power

supply.

PS

1

The

power

supply

in

bay

1

has

failed.

Attention:

In

a

dc

power

environment,

only

trained

service

personnel

other

than

Lenovo

service

technicians

are

authorized

to

connect

or

disconnect

power

to

the

dc

power

supply

and

to

remove

and

install

a

dc

power

supply.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

each

dc

power

supply.

1.

Make

sure

that

the

power

supply

is

correctly

seated.

2.

Replace

the

failed

power

supply.

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ThinkServer

RD120

Types

6444,

6445,

6446,

and

6447:

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Guide

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