Introduction 8
Introduction
What's new
The ninth edition of the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide, part number 375445-xx9, includes
the following additions and updates:
• Added new section to Getting started (on page 12):
Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration (on page 17)
• Updated Diagnostic flowcharts (on page 23):
o General diagnosis flowchart (on page 25)
o Server power-on problems flowchart (on page 27)
o Server and p-Class server blade POST problems flowchart (on page 31)
o c-Class server blade POST problems flowchart (on page 32)
o Server and p-Class server blade fault indications flowchart (on page 34)
• Added and updated sections in Software tools and solutions (on page 67):
o Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology (on page 73)
o Firmware (on page 78)
o HP Smart Update Manager (on page 79)
• Added new sections to Hardware problems (on page 37):
o Battery pack problems (on page 41)
o Cable problems (on page 55)
• Added a new section to Software problems (on page 60):
ROM problems (on page 64)
• Updated a section in Online resources (on page 86):
Server documentation (on page 86)
• Updated Firmware maintenance (on page 80).
• Added new error messages:
o ADU error messages (on page 91)
o POST error messages and beep codes (on page 115)
Revision history
375445-xx8 (July 2009)
The eighth edition of the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide, part number 375445-xx8, included
the following additions and updates: