Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Optional-Device Problems; Power Problems

Table25.Networkconnectionproblemsandactions
SymptomAction
LoginfailedbyusingLDAP
accountwithSSLenabled.
1.Makesurethelicensekeyisvalid.
2.Generateanewlicensekeyandloginagain.
Optional-deviceproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby'(Trainedtechnicianonly)',thatstepmustbeperformedonlybyaTrained
technician.
•GototheIBMsupportwebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttocheckfortechnicalinformation,
hints,tips,andnewdevicedriversortosubmitarequestforinformation.
Table26.Optional-deviceproblemsandactions
SymptomAction
AnLenovooptionaldevicethat
wasjustinstalleddoesnot
work.
1.Makesurethat:
•Thedeviceisdesignedfortheserver(seehttp://www.lenovo.com/
serverproven/).
•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionsthatcamewiththedeviceandthe
deviceisinstalledcorrectly.
•Youhavenotloosenedanyotherinstalleddevicesorcables.
•YouupdatedtheconfigurationinformationintheSetuputility.Whenever
memoryoranyotherdeviceischanged,youmustupdatetheconfiguration.
2.Reseatthedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
3.Replacethedevicethatyoujustinstalled.
AnLenovooptionaldevicethat
workedpreviouslydoesnot
worknow.
1.Makesurethatallofthecableconnectionsforthedevicearesecure.
2.Ifthedevicecomeswithtestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotestthe
device.
3.IfthefailingdeviceisaSCSIdevice,makesurethat:
•ThecablesforallexternalSCSIdevicesareconnectedcorrectly.
•ThelastdeviceineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,is
terminatedcorrectly.
•AnyexternalSCSIdeviceisturnedon.YoumustturnonanexternalSCSI
devicebeforeyouturnontheserver.
4.Reseatthefailingdevice.
5.Replacethefailingdevice.
Powerproblems
•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis
solved.
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby'(Trainedtechnicianonly)',thatstepmustbeperformedonlybyaTrained
technician.
•GototheIBMsupportwebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttocheckfortechnicalinformation,
hints,tips,andnewdevicedriversortosubmitarequestforinformation.
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