Troubleshooting

Table I-1: Troubleshooting: Setting Up and Accessing continued

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solution

Power LED on the interconnect switch is not on.

Interconnect switch is not seated properly.

Make sure interconnect switch is inserted completely and seated properly.

Server blade enclosure is not

Make sure the server blade enclosure is

powered up.

powered up and all the power connections are

 

intact.

 

 

There is a faulty LED.

Check console to see if the interconnect switch

 

is booted.

No link LED displays, even after you plug in the Category 5 cable in the external port’s RJ-45 connector.

The cable is not properly plugged in.

Check if the cable is plugged in and seated

 

properly.

 

 

The cable or connector heads are

Replace with another tested cable.

faulty.

 

 

 

The RJ-45 connector on the switch

After checking all the above, if no link LED

or LED is faulty.

displays, check whether the port is transferring

 

data. If yes, the LED is faulty. If no, it could be

 

a faulty RJ-45 connector. Call your service

 

representative.

Cannot access the interconnect switch serial console interface via the Integrated Administrator using null modem

Null modem cable has a problem.

Make sure you use the null modem cable

 

provided by HP with this hardware.

connection from a PC Terminal Emulation Program.

Connection settings do not match the Integrated Administrator serial settings.

Make sure the PC Terminal Emulation session settings match the Integrated Administrator serial settings.

IMPORTANT: Refer to the menu-driven interface reference guide for default serial settings if you are connecting to the interconnect switch via the Integrated Administrator serial port for the first time.

Error message that the

System diagnostic tests failed.

Note the reason for failure from the serial

interconnect switch failed

 

console screen message and call your service

to complete the system

 

representative.

self-testing is displayed on

 

 

the serial console screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard locks up when

Scroll lock is set on.

using HyperTerminal to

 

logon to the switch module

 

through the console

 

interface.

 

Press the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard and make sure that scroll lock is off.

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