System messages – Dell POWEREDGE M915 User Manual
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System Messages
Table 1-27 lists the system messages that can occur and the probable cause
and corrective action for each message.
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NOTE:
If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-27, check the
documentation for the application that is running when the message appears, or the
operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and
recommended action.
Table 1-27. Blade Messages
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions
Failed to allocate
sufficient blade
power. Check PCIe
card power usage
is within limits.
This error occurs when
BIOS does not receive a
'Power Granted' status for
the blade from iDRAC
during POST within a
certain timeout period.
POST halts when this
error occurs.
NOTE:
Applicable to M610x
only.
A common case that can
cause this error is if the PCIe
card power allocation
specified in the iDRAC GUI
is too high and exceeds
system limits.
Warning: PCIe
expansion riser
failed to
initialize at
maximum link width
(x16). Performance
will be degraded.
This warning occurs if the
PCIe expansion riser
initializes at a slower link
capacity than the
maximum resulting in
degraded performance.
NOTE:
Applicable to M610x
only.
The common cause of this
condition is incorrect
cabling. See "Expansion