topic Re: Management Controller Failure in Netservers

Management Controller Failure

Stein Lid — Thu, 02 May 2002 18:13:00 GMT

Hello.

I have an HP Netserver LPR where i have to press under boot because the mmc gets an selftest failure.

I have tried upgrading both the bios of the server and of the management controller card, but the mmc card gets an "selftest failure: FRU CHECKSUM failed" when i am trying to flash it.

i am trying to upgrade to 4.06.35 (system bios) and C.05.03 (i think) on the mc card.

Anyone have some tips ?

Re: Management Controller Failure

Greg Carlson — Thu, 02 May 2002 18:23:33 GMT

Stein,

Look at this link for the same issue and resolution on this forum: http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x7bcf35067c18d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

Ciao,
Greg

Re: Management Controller Failure

Greg Carlson — Thu, 02 May 2002 18:25:42 GMT

Stein,

The link for the drivers and BIOS for the LPr did move to a new link since those posts. http://h20004.www2.hp.com/keeper_rnotes/bsdmatrix/matrix50457.html

If you have a top tools card in the server make sure to remove it during the Bios flash because that can also cause the Bios flash to fail.

Ciao,
Greg

Re: Management Controller Failure

Stein Lid — Fri, 03 May 2002 07:09:37 GMT

Oki, i have tried the following procedure:

-create a BIOS diskette
-make a DOS boot floppy
-boot from the DOS boot floppy
-after DOS boot, switch to the BIOS diskette

flashmmc lprra_us.bin and
sdredit -w -f list_lpr.sdr

-reboot the server with the BIOS diskette still in the floppy disk drive
-let it run the complete upgrade script on the BIOS diskette.

That didnt work. The bios upgrade fails with "Selftest Failure: FRU Checksum"

Anyone have ideas ?

Re: Management Controller Failure

Greg Carlson — Fri, 03 May 2002 12:07:28 GMT

Stein,

Were you at a base configuration when trying to flash the bios? No PCI cards, no external devices, single CPU and Single DIMM? If so then it sounds like the system board needs to be replaced on your system if you are still getting that error. Otherwise try to reflash the Bios at a base config.

Ciao,
Greg