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HowtoIdentifyandDiagnoseFanFailuresonSunSPARCEnterprise
T5120/T5140/T5220/T5240/T5440andNetraT5220/T5440(DocID1543162.1)
InthisDocument
Goal
Solution
References

APPLIESTO:
SunSPARCEnterpriseT5140ServerVersionAllVersionsandlater
SunSPARCEnterpriseT5120ServerVersionAllVersionsandlater
SunSPARCEnterpriseT5220ServerVersionAllVersionsandlater
SunSPARCEnterpriseT5440ServerVersionAllVersionsandlater
SunNetraT5220ServerVersionAllVersionsandlater
Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.

GOAL
ThegoalofthisdocumentistoprovideguidanceonHowtoIdentifyandDiagnoseFanFailuresonSunSPARC
EnterpriseT5120/T5140/T5220/T5240/T5440andNetraT5220/T5440servers.
Fanfailuresaretypicallymadeknowntouserbyreportinga/SYS/FAN_FAULTLEDindicatorbeingON.

SOLUTION
Determinewhichofthefanmodulesarefaultyorfailed,keepinginmindthatthereareusuallymultiplefan
moduleswithinagivensystem.
Usingthemachine'sserviceprocessortoperformdiagnosticsandfanmoduleidentification,thefollowingoutput
willbeseenfromissuingILOMorALOMcommands:
*Note:TheServiceProcessorsofT5XXfamilyofserversarebydefaultconfiguredtooperateunderanILOMshell,
bydefault.YoucancreateanALOMcompatibilityshellifyouprefertousecommandsthatresembleALOMCMT
commandstoadministeryourserver.
PleaseseethefollowingarticleformoreinformationonHowtoConfiguretheILOMforALOMCompatibilityShellon
T5120/T5220/T5140/T5240/T5440/T6320/T6340/NetraT5220/NetraT5440/NetraT6340(DocID1543116.1)
Examples:
ForILOMcommands:
>showfaulty
Target|Property|Value
++
/SP/faultmgmt/0|fru|/SYS/FANBD0/FM1<
/SP/faultmgmt/0|timestamp|Dec1423:01:32
/SP/faultmgmt/0/|timestamp|Dec1423:01:32faults/0
/SP/faultmgmt/0/|sp_detected_fault|TACHat/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0has<
faults/0||exceededlownonrecoverable
||threshold.
>show/SYS/FANBD0/FM1
/SYS/FANBD1/FM0
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Targets:
PRSNT
SERVICE
F0
F1
Properties:
type=FrontFan
fault_state=Faulted<
clear_fault_action=(none)
>show/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0/TACH
/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0/TACH
Targets:
Properties:
type=Fan
class=ThresholdSensor
value=0000.000RPM<
upper_nonrecov_threshold=N/A
upper_critical_threshold=N/A
upper_noncritical_threshold=N/A
lower_noncritical_threshold=5000.00RPM
lower_critical_threshold=N/A
lower_nonrecov_threshold=3000.00RPM

ForALOMcommands:
sc>showenvironment(ILOMequivalentis>showotablelevelall/SYS)
~snip~
/SYS/LOCATE/SYS/SERVICE/SYS/ACT
OFFON<ON
/SYS/PS_FAULT/SYS/TEMP_FAULT/SYS/FAN_FAULT
OFFOFFON<
~snip~
FanStatus:

Fans(SpeedsRevolutionPerMinute):
SensorStatusSpeedWarnLow

/SYS/FANBD0/FM0/F0/TACHOK630050003000
/SYS/FANBD0/FM0/F1/TACHOK630040002400
/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F1/TACHOK630050003000
/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0/TACHFAILED050003000<
/SYS/FANBD1/FM0/F1/TACHOK730050003000
/SYS/FANBD1/FM0/F0/TACHOK700050003000
/SYS/FANBD1/FM1/F1/TACHOK680050003000
/SYS/FANBD1/FM1/F0/TACHOK710050003000

FromALOMcommand:

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sc>showfru
~snip~
Component:/SYS/FANBD0
TimeStamp:Thu,Dec21200012:17:06GMT
New_Status:0x10(PROXIEDFAULT)
Old_Status:0x10(PROXIEDFAULT)
Initiator:SCAPP
Component:50
Message:TACHat/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0hasexceededlownonrecoverablethreshold.<
~snip~

FromALOMcommand:

sc>showfaultsv(ILOMequivalentis>showfaulty)
LastPOSTRun:MonOct2313:57:232000
PostStatus:Passedalldevices
IDTimeFRUClassFault
1Dec2112:16:34/SYS/FANBD0/FM0SPdetectedfault:TACHat
/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0hasexceededlownonrecoverablethreshold.

FromALOMcommand:

sc>showlogsv(ILOMequivalentis>show/SP/logs/event/list)
LogentriessinceJul3022:17:27

Jul3022:17:27:IPMI|critical:"ID=57:07/30/2011:22:17:27:Fan:/FB0/FM1/F0/TACH:LowerNon
recoverablegoinglow:reading0<=threshold2400RPM"
Jul3022:27:28:IPMI|critical:"ID=58:07/30/2011:22:17:28:Fan:/FB0/FM1/F0/TACH:LowerNon
recoverablegoinglow:reading0<=threshold2400RPM"

AttheOperatingSystem,indicatorsofthefanfailurecanalsobereportedwithin/var/adm/messagesfile(s)or
canbequeriedbyissuingtheprtdiagvcommand.
Examplefrom/var/adm/messages
Sep2515:15:11abcd0123SCAlert:[ID652077daemon.notice]IPMI|minor:ID=179:09/25/2012:
13:49:15:Fan:/FB0/FM1/F0/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading0<=threshold4000RPM
Sep2515:15:23abcd0123SCAlert:[ID586125daemon.alert]IPMI|critical:ID=17a:09/25/2012:
13:49:28:Fan:/FB0/FM1/F0/TACH:LowerNonrecoverablegoinglow:reading0<=threshold2400RPM
Sep2515:15:31abcd0123SCAlert:[ID988124daemon.alert]Fault|critical:SPdetectedfaultattimeTue
Sep2513:49:362012.TACHat/SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0hasreachedlownonrecoverablethreshold.

Exampleofprtdiagvoutput

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SystemConfiguration:OracleCorporationsun4vSPARCEnterpriseT5120
Memorysize:16256Megabytes
~snip~
============================EnvironmentalStatus============================
Fansensors:

LocationSensorStatus

SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0TACHfailed(0rpm)<
SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F1TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM0/F0TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM0/F1TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM1/F0TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM1/F1TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM2/F0TACHok
SYS/FANBD1/FM2/F1TACHok
~snip~
LEDs:

LocationLEDState

SYSSERVICEsteady<
SYSLOCATEoff
SYSACTsteady
SYSPS_FAULToff
SYSTEMP_FAULToff
SYSFAN_FAULTsteady<

Conclusiontotheexamplefromthisdocument,shownabove:
Fromthesamplecommands'output,itwouldbeconcludedthatsystemfan@SYS/FANBD0/FM1/F0hasfailed,thus
thefanmodule*willneedtobereplaced.

REFERENCES
NOTE:1006084.1AdvancedLightsOutManager(ALOM)Commands
NOTE:1005526.1SunSPARC(R)EnterpriseT5120/5220Server,HotSwappingAFanModule[Video]
NOTE:1543116.1HowtoConfiguretheILOMforALOMCompatibilityShellon
T5120/T5220/T5140/T5240/T5440/T6320/T6340/NetraT5220/NetraT5440/NetraT6340
NOTE:1443791.1HotInsertion/HotRemovalMessagesareBeingReportedwhenSystemsareinNormal
Operation(T5120/5140/5220/5240/6320/6340).
NOTE:1155200.1PSHProceduralArticleforILOMBasedDiagnosis
NOTE:1009715.1IntegratedLightsOutManager(ILOM)CLIQuickReference
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