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Fan'sStateIsShownAs"Warning"(T5220)whileprtdiagshownoissuewiththefans
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InthisDocument
Symptoms
Cause
Solution
References

APPLIESTO:
SunSPARCEnterpriseT5220ServerVersionAllVersionstoAllVersions[ReleaseAllReleases]
Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.

SYMPTOMS
CustomerreportsthattwofanshaveWARNINGmessagesandtherpmfortwofanshasbeenreduced.

CAUSE
AllfanmessagesarecomingfromtheSP(SCalerts)noHWfailurecanbeconfirmedyet.

*Oneofthelatestsystemfirmwareversionsisinstalledonthesystem
#####sysconfig/prtdiagv.out#####
SunSystemFirmware7.4.4.f2012/09/0717:21
OBP4.33.6.a2012/03/2911:22ThisOBPusedinsystemFW:7.4.4.fthrough4.g
*Twofansarein"warning"statusaccordingto'showenvironment'(SC)
#####Tx000/showenvironment#####
SensorStatusSpeedWarnLow

/SYS/FANBD0/FM0/F0/TACHWARNING330040002400
/SYS/FANBD0/FM0/F1/TACHWARNING330040002400
*However,prtdiagvshowsnoamber(service)light,whichisrelatedtohardwareissueswithinthesystem
LEDs:

LocationLEDState

SYSSERVICEoff
SYSLOCATEoff
SYSACTsteady
SYSPS_FAULToff
SYSTEMP_FAULToff
SYSFAN_FAULToff<<<<<

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*Allfanrelatedmessagesin/var/adm/messagesfilecomefromtheSC(SCalert),notethathighandlowrpms
arebeingdetected.
Apr1617:45:38sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=449b:04/16/2013:21:45:38:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold4000RPM
Apr1617:45:44sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=449c:04/16/2013:21:45:44:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1618:30:43sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=449d:
04/16/2013:22:30:42:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1618:30:49sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=449e:04/16/2013:22:30:49:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1619:43:14sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=449f:
04/16/2013:23:43:14:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1619:43:21sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a0:04/16/2013:23:43:21:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1619:47:05sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a1:
04/16/2013:23:47:05:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1619:47:12sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a2:04/16/2013:23:47:12:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1620:55:35sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a3:
04/17/2013:00:55:35:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1620:55:42sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a4:04/17/2013:00:55:42:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:03:15sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a5:
04/17/2013:01:03:15:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:03:21sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a6:04/17/2013:01:03:21:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:37:10sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a7:
04/17/2013:01:37:10:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:37:16sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a8:04/17/2013:01:37:16:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:38:07sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44a9:
04/17/2013:01:38:07:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:38:19sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44aa:04/17/2013:01:38:19:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:44:43sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44ab:
04/17/2013:01:44:43:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:44:49sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44ac:04/17/2013:01:44:49:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:45:18sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44ad:
04/17/2013:01:45:18:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:45:25sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44ae:04/17/2013:01:45:25:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:46:56sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44af:
04/17/2013:01:46:56:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:47:02sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b0:04/17/2013:01:47:02:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1621:48:37sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b1:
04/17/2013:01:48:36:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1621:48:43sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b2:04/17/2013:01:48:43:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1622:09:16sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b3:
04/17/2013:02:09:16:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1622:09:22sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b4:04/17/2013:02:09:22:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1623:16:24sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b5:
04/17/2013:03:16:24:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
Apr1623:16:30sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b6:04/17/2013:03:16:30:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F1/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300Apr1623:20:24sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b7:
04/17/2013:03:20:24:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:LowerNoncriticalgoinghigh:reading6700>=threshold
4000RPM
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Apr1623:20:30sse0077SCAlert:IPMI|minor:ID=44b8:04/17/2013:03:20:30:Fan:/FB0/FM0/F0/TACH:
LowerNoncriticalgoinglow:reading3300

SOLUTION
ThisislikelyafaultsI2CsensorbeingreportedfromILOM/SP
HavethecustomertryresettheserviceprocessortoremovetheSCAlertsregardingthehighandlowthresholds
IfSPissettoALOMshellpleasetry:sc>resetsc
IfSPissettoILOMshellpleasetry:>reset/SP

REFERENCES
NOTE:1543162.1HowtoIdentifyandDiagnoseFanFailuresonSunSPARCEnterprise
T5120/T5140/T5220/T5240/T5440andNetraT5220/T5440
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