Proliant DL380 G3 Systemboard LEDs

[John Rowan_2]

I purchased 17 servers (11 DL380s, 6 DL360s) two years ago.  I went to use one of the DL380s this weekend trying to install Linux over a gigabit network. I've done this many times before, boot from a CD, type in the address of the server and the install runs.  This DL380 (dual 2.8Ghz, 4GB RAM, 6 x 147GB scsi) will not obtain a DHCP address using either of the onboard Ethernets.  I tried using static address but that failed to connect to the server on the LAN for the install image.  I can't ping the DL380's static address either.  I disabled both onboard Ethernets and installed a Netgear gigabit PCI card.  That too failed to obtian a DHCP address but assigning it a static address gets one step further in that it finds the remote server but then will not download the install images.  Can't ping it either.    I noticed that there are three yellow LEDs that are lit on the systemboard, CR59, CR66 and CR67.  I have been unable to find information on what these LEDs indicate.  I have erased non-volitle RAM and started configuring from scratch but they stay on.  I've disabled the onboard Ethernets in the BIOS, no change in the LEDs. 

[Vlad_T]

Hi John,

those three LED rows serve debugging purposes and are showing POST and boot progress codes. They don't indicate in any way an issue with the server.

I however wasn't able to undertsand your situation as good as I wish - so you're performing a PXE boot, or how exactly do you attemp to install the OS? Kickstart? Some other sort of automated server deployment piece of software?

Best regards,
Vlad