Determine if the Motherboard Is Faulty

You must determine if the motherboard is faulty before you replace it.

1. Check to see if any Server Service Required LEDs are lit or flashing.

   See Front Panel Components (Service).

2. In Oracle ILOM, check the health of the system processors.

   -> show /System/Processors 
    /System/Processors
    	Targets:
   		CPUs
    	Properties:
    		health = OK
    		health_details = -
   ...
   ->

3. Check the health of the individual CPUs.

   -> show /System/Processors/CPUs/CPU_x 
    /System/Processor/CPUs/CPU_0
    	Targets:
    	Properties:
    		health = OK
    		health_details = -
   ...
   ->

   where x is the number of the CPU, either 0 or 1.

4. Check the health of the networking system.

   -> show /System/Networking 
    /System/Networking
    	Targets:
    		Ethernet_NICs
    	Properties:
    		health = OK
    		health_details = -
   ...
   ->

5. Check the health of the individual interfaces.

   -> show /System/Networking/Ethernet_NICs/Ethernet_NIC_x 
    /System/Networking/Ethernet_NICs/Ethernet_NIC_0
    	Targets:
    	Properties:
    		health = OK
    		health_details = -
   ...
   ->

   where x is the number of the interface, from 0 to 3.

6. If any of the previous results indicate that the motherboard is faulty, verify that the motherboard is faulty.

   For example, type:

   -> show faulty
   Target              | Property               | Value
   --------------------+------------------------+-------------------------------
   /SP/faultmgmt/0     | fru                    | /SYS/MB
   ...
   ->

   If the motherboard is faulty, you will see /SYS/MB, /SYS/MB/P0, or /SYS/MB/P1 under the Value heading.

   • If the motherboard is faulty, replace it.

     See Remove the Motherboard.

   • If a FRU value different from /SYS/MB, /SYS/MB/P0, or /SYS/MB/P1 is displayed, see Component Service Task Reference to identify which component is faulty.
7. Use the Oracle ILOM faultmgmt shell to identify a faulty component.

   See Identify Faulted Components.

   Check the Fault class and Description fields for more information.

   If the motherboard is faulty, replace it.

   See Remove the Motherboard.

8. Within the Oracle ILOM interface, display the power currently consumed.

   -> show /SYS/VPS value
    /SYS/VPS
    	Properties:
    		value = 159.175 Watts
   ->

   If the power displayed is unreasonable or none at all, replace the motherboard. See Remove the Motherboard.

9. If you are unable to determine if the motherboard is faulty, seek further information.

   See Detecting and Managing Faults.

Related Information

• Remove the Motherboard

• Verify the Motherboard

• Detecting and Managing Faults