Troubleshooting the hardware components

Find troubleshooting procedures and fix any problems that might occur in an IBM® PurePower System™.

If you suspect a problem with a device in an IBM PurePower System that is being managed by a management node, see Diagnosing a problem from the PurePower Integrated Manager management node.

If you know the specific component that has a failure, use the following table to find troubleshooting procedures for the failing component in an IBM PurePower System.

Table 1. Troubleshooting procedures for failing components
Failing component name Failing component troubleshooting procedures
Compute nodes
8284-22A See Troubleshooting, service, and support for POWER8® processor-based systems.
8247-22L See Troubleshooting, service, and support for POWER8 processor-based systems.
Management devices
Management node (8374-01M) See Management node service.
IBM 18.5-inch flat panel rack-mounted monitor and keyboard (7316-TF4)

See IBM 7316-TF4 18.5-Inch Flat Panel Rack-Mounted monitor and keyboard.

Storage
IBM Storwize® V7000 Gen2 controller and IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 expansion enclosures or IBM FlashSystem™ 900 storage enclosures (optional) See troubleshooting at IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM FlashSystem 900.
Networking and I/O
Mellanox SX1710 (8831-NF2) See Mellanox SX1710 1U Switch Systems Hardware User Manual.
Note: After you replace a switch, you must enable ssh and https and disable http and telnet. For information about Mellanox SX1710 switch network settings, see Enabling and disabling network settings of a Mellanox SX1710 (8831-NF2) switch.
Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 (7120-48E) See Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 Installation Guide.
Note: After you replace a switch, you must enable ssh and https and disable http and telnet. For information about G8052 switch network settings, see Enabling and disabling network settings of a Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 (7120-48E) switch.
IBM System Storage® SAN48B-5 Switch See IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 Switch Installation, Service, and User Guide.
Note: After you replace a switch, you must enable ssh and https and disable http and telnet. For information about SAN48B-5 switch network settings, see Enabling and disabling network settings of an IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 switch.
Power
IBM 7109 Intelligent power distribution unit (PDU+) See PDU+ Installation and Maintenance Guide.
Rack
IBM Enterprise Rack (7014-B42)

See IBM 7014-B42 rack.




Last updated: Mon, July 25, 2016