BL460c G1 "Health LED"

[Boris Dyakov]

Sorry for my bad english, on russian it would be much better! =)

We have ProLiant BL460c G1.

The status of "Health LED" on the front panel is Amber Flashing. What does it mean?

There is no one "Degraded condition" record in "Event log" of server's iLO.

Also in "System Log" of "Active Onboard Administrator" there was only this records :
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Oct 9 10:50:27 OA: Blade 2 is reporting degraded health status.
Oct 9 10:50:27 OA: Blade in bay #2 status changed from OK to Degraded
Oct 9 12:49:34 OA: Blade 2 is reporting nominal health status.
Oct 9 12:49:34 OA: Blade in bay #2 status changed from Degraded to OK
Oct 9 12:49:34 OA: Blade in bay #2 status changed from Degraded to OK
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So we have "status changed from Degraded to OK", but the "Health LED" is still Amber Flashing.

Does anybody know the way to take a diagnosis of this situation, or may be somebody know the solution.

Any usefully help is appreciated.

Thanks!

[JKytsi · Accepted solution]

What OS ? Do You have PSP installed ? How about IML log in ILO

[Gokul Chandola]

First you check you power status,
if fluctuation and illigle etc happen then it shows like this.

After that you can check other helth checkup.

Regards,
Gokul Chandola

[Boris Dyakov]

OS:
CentOS release 5 (Final)

PSP:
have not been installed

IML Log:
Maintenance 10/23/2009 15:31 10/23/2009 15:31 1 CPU(s) operating at reduced performance level due to a low power cap.

iLO -- Web Administration -- System Information -- Power:
Present power reading: 187 Watts at 12:11:41, 10/29/2009
VRM 1: Ok
VRM 2: Ok


What event can be the cause for this message in IML Log?

[JKytsi]

How is administrating the blade enclosure. Is there power capping in use ? It will dynamically adjust power to servers.

[Boris Dyakov]

The blade enclosure is administrating by the use of "HP Onboard Administrator".

The blade servers are administrating by the use of "HP Onboard Administrator --> Device Bays --> [SERVER_NAME] --> iLO --> Web Administration".

When I open:
"[SERVER_NAME] --> iLO -- Web Administration -- Power Management Settings -- Power Capping Settings"
I see:
"Activate this iLO 2 feature by installing an optional ProLiant Essentials license key."

So I understand, that power capping is not in use on this enclosure.

[Viveki]

Yes .. This is a licensed feature.