IBM BladeCenter T Type 8720 User Manual

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Table

6.

Troubleshooting

charts

(continued)

Device

Suggested

action

Mouse

is

not

detected

during

SuSE

installation.

The

installation

of

the

SuSE

Linux

operating

system

does

not

detect

the

mouse.

You

will

need

to

select

the

mouse

manually.

Download

the

latest

operating

system

installation

instructions

for

your

operating

system

from

the

IBM

Support

Web

page

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

The

steps

for

selecting

the

mouse

are

described

in

the

instructions

for

your

operating

system.

Mouse

offset

problems

occur

when

using

remote

console

and

running

X.

When

you

are

using

the

remote

console

on

a

blade

server

that

is

running

X

Windows

in

Red

Hat

Linux

or

SuSE

Linux,

you

see

two

cursor

arrows

on

the

screen,

widely

spaced,

one

white

and

one

black.

Configure

Linux

and

X

Windows

for

accurate

mouse

tracking.

See

the

online

help

information

in

the

management

module

configuration

and

management

software

for

instructions

(Blade

Tasks

Remote

Control,

click

the

circled

question

mark

next

to

Redirect

Server

Console,

read

the

section

titled

Notes

on

mouse

support

under

Linux).

Power

problems

The

system

does

not

power

on.

Make

sure

that:

1.

Type

8720

(dc)

unit:

The

power

cables

are

connected

to

the

DC

power

terminals

at

the

rear

of

the

system

and

the

power

breaker

is

ON.

Type

8730

(ac)

unit:

The

power

cords

are

plugged

into

the

input

power

connections

on

the

rear

of

the

BladeCenter

T

unit,

and

the

other

end

of

each

power

cord

is

plugged

into

a

220-volt

power

distribution

unit

(PDU)

that

is

plugged

into

an

appropriate

electrical

outlet.

2.

Type

8720

(dc)

unit:

The

power

breaker

is

ON

and

the

fuses

are

good.

Type

8730

(ac)

unit:

The

220-volt

PDU

functions

properly.

3.

The

LEDs

on

the

power

module

are

on.

4.

If

you

just

installed

an

option,

remove

it,

and

restart

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

If

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

now

turns

on,

you

might

have

installed

more

options

than

the

power

module

supports.

You

might

need

to

install

a

power

module

in

power

bay

3

or

4.

If

the

problem

remains,

go

to

“Undetermined

problems”

on

page

104.

Option

problems

An

IBM

option

that

was

just

installed

does

not

work.

Make

sure

that:

v

The

option

is

designed

for

the

BladeCenter

T

unit.

See

the

“Server

Support”

flowchart

for

information

about

obtaining

Server

Proven

®

compatibility

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web.

v

You

followed

the

installation

instructions

that

came

with

the

option.

v

The

option

is

installed

correctly.

v

You

have

not

loosened

any

other

installed

options

or

cables.

If

the

problem

remains,

replace

the

option.

An

IBM

option

that

used

to

work

does

not

work

now.

Make

sure

that

all

of

the

option

hardware

and

cable

connections

are

secure.

If

the

option

comes

with

its

own

test

instructions,

use

those

instructions

to

test

the

option.

If

the

problem

remains,

replace

the

option.

Service

processor

problems

Service

processor

in

the

management

module

reports

a

general

monitor

failure.

Disconnect

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

from

all

electrical

sources,

wait

for

30

seconds,

reconnect

the

BladeCenter

T

unit

to

the

electrical

sources,

and

restart

the

server.

If

a

problem

remains,

replace

the

management

module.

Switch-module

problems

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