Discovery problems
Use this information to solve problems with resource discovery in the IBM® Flex System Manager management software web interface. During initial setup, the management software automatically discovers chassis on the management network. You can manage the chassis after it is discovered.
Troubleshooting discovery problems with the management software user interface
Problem description | Corrective action |
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You selected a chassis and clicked Manage on the FSM Management Domain page, and the status type Discovery Pending is displayed for more than a few minutes. |
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You selected a resource and clicked Manage on the FSM Management Domain page, and the status type Unlock Pending is displayed for more than a few minutes. |
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You deleted a resource from the Resource Explorer page, and the status type Delete Pending is displayed for more than a few minutes on the FSM Management Domain page. | The resource deletion process might take 15 minutes or more. |
You attempted to lock access to a resource and the status type Lock Pending is displayed for more than a few minutes on the FSM Management Domain page. | From the Resource Explorer page, attempt to revoke access by selecting the resource and using the Actions menu. |
You attempted to discover a Flex System CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch with its IPv6 address through either the web interface or with the mkdatasource command, but the management software cannot connect to the switch. | Use the IPv4 address for the switch to discover it. |
Troubleshooting with discovery and resource-management CLI commands
The CLI commands in the following table might assist you in troubleshooting resource-discovery problems. For more information about using CLI commands, see Using the command-line interface.
Command | Function |
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smcli lsChassis | Shows a list of all managed and unmanaged chassis |
smcli lsFSM | Shows a list of all management nodes on the management network |
smcli lssystem | Shows information about a specific chassis or compute node |
smcli manageChassis | Manage a chassis |
smcli unmanageChassis | Unmanage a chassis |
smcli eventListener | Watch events that are generated during manage or unmanage command operations |
smcli lsAutomanage | Check if auto-manage option is enabled Note: If
enabled, the management software attempts to manage all chassis that
it finds on the management network
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smcli dmStatus | Check if the proper data management plug-in is started |
smcli printDMData | Provides additional debug information |
smcli collectsptfile | Collects support files from a specified system
and copies them to the management node. See collectsptfile for more information. Note: You
can also collect support files through the Service and Support Manager
web interface. See Manually collect support files for more information.
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smcli submitsptfile | Sends support files on the management node to the service provider. See submitsptfile for more information. |