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Power supply error after system under long duration idle - IBM System x3550 M4

Troubleshooting


Problem

When the IBM x3550 M4 system with Acbel 550 W power supply Field Replacement Unit (FRU) part number 94Y8105 stays in idle mode (AC power on DC power off; only standby power) for over 20 days then boot power up, a power supply error log with 12 V Over Current (OC) will be intermittently recorded in the system log.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN Tip:H213724

Symptom

When the IBM x3550 M4 system with Acbel 550 W power supply Field Replacement Unit (FRU) part number 94Y8105 stays in idle mode (AC power on DC power off; only standby power) for over 20 days then boot power up, a power supply error log with 12 V Over Current (OC) will be intermittently recorded in the system log.

Affected Configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

  • System x3550 M4, type 5459, any model
  • System x3550 M4, type 7914, any model
  • System x3550 M4, type 7914 E5-xxxxV2, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

The system has the symptom described above.

Workaround

Restart the system.

Additional Information

This issue is still under investigation. Users are recommended to not keep the system under standby power mode for a long period of time.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5096850