Article Number: 000130128

What are the error messages for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure?

Summary: Partial listing of M1000e chassis error messages, severity and potential causes.

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Symptoms

When the PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure that houses your blade servers encounters a problem, an error message will display on the LCD screen on the front of the chassis or the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) System Event Logs (SEL).

The following tables show possible error messages and their causes so that you can fix the error and clear the message.

The Events and Error Message Reference Guide for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers provides information about all the events and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components.

CMC Status Screen error messages

Severity	Error message	Cause
Critical	CMC <number> Battery: Battery sensor for CMC, failed was asserted	CMC CMOS battery is missing or has no voltage.
Critical	CMC <number> CPU Temp: Temperature sensor for CMC, failure event	CMC CPU temperature has exceeded the critical threshold.
Critical	CMC <number> Ambient Temp: Temperature sensor for CMC, failure event	CMC ambient temperature has exceeded the critical threshold.

Enclosure/Chassis Status Screen error messages

Severity	Error message	Cause
Critical	Chassis Fan <number> presence: Fan sensor for Chassis Fan, device removed was asserted	The removed fan is required for proper cooling of the enclosure/chassis.
Critical	Power Supply Redundancy: PS Redundancy sensor for Power Supply, redundancy lost was asserted	One or more power supply units (PSUs) has failed or been removed so the system is no longer redundant.
Critical	Power Supply Redundancy: PS Redundancy sensor for Power Supply, non-redundant: insufficient resources	One or more PSU has failed or been removed and the system lacks enough power to maintain normal operations. Servers could power down.
Critical	Control Panel Temp: Temperature sensor for Control Panel, failure event	The Chassis/Enclosure temperature exceeded the critical threshold.
Critical	CMC<number>Stand-alone: Micro Controller sensor for CMC, non-redundant was asserted	The CMC is no longer redundant. This message will only show if the standby CMC was removed or failed.
Critical	Chassis Eventlog CEL: Event Log sensor for Chassis Eventlog, all event logging disabled was asserted	The CMC cannot log events when the Event Log sensor is disabled. The Event Log is disabled when it becomes full. Clearing the log re-enables event logging.
Critical	Chassis Eventlog CEL: Event Log sensor for Chassis Eventlog, log full was asserted	The chassis device detects that only one entry can be added to the CEL before it is full.
Warning	Chassis Eventlog CEL: Event Log sensor for Chassis Eventlog, log almost full was asserted	The chassis event log is 75% full.
Warning	Power Supply Redundancy: PS Redundancy sensor for Power Supply, redundancy degraded was asserted	One or more PSU has failed or been removed and the system can no longer support full PSU redundancy.

Fan Status Screen error messages

Severity	Error message	Cause
Critical	Chassis Fan <number> Status: Fan sensor for Chassis Fan, failure event	The speed of the specified fan is not sufficient to provide enough cooling to the system.

IOM Status Screen error messages

Severity	Error message	Cause
Critical	I/O Module <number> Status: Module sensor for I/O Module, transition to critical from less severe was asserted	The I/O module has a fault. The same error can also happen if the I/O module is thermal-tripped.
Warning	I/O Module <number> Status: Module sensor for I/O Module, transition to non-critical from OK was asserted	The IO module has a fabric mismatch or a link tuning mismatch.

iKVM Status Screen error messages

Severity	Error message	Cause
Non-Recoverable	Local KVM Health: Module sensor for Local KVM, transition to non-recoverable was asserted	The Serial RIP or USB host chip has failed.
Critical	Local KVM Health: Module sensor for Local KVM, transition to critical from less severe was asserted	The USB host enumeration or OSCAR failure has failed.
Warning	Local KVM Health: Module sensor for Local KVM, transition to non-critical from OK was asserted	There has been a minor failure, such as corrupted firmware.

PSU Status Screen error messages

Severity	Message	Cause
Critical	Power Supply PSU <number>: Power Supply sensor for Power Supply, failure was asserted	The PSU has failed.
Critical	Power Supply PSU <number>: Power Supply sensor for Power Supply, input lost was asserted	The AC power cord has been unplugged or there has been a loss of AC power.

Server Status Screen error messages for M1000e Blade servers

Severity	Error message	Cause
Warning	System Board Ambient Temp: Temperature sensor for System Board, warning event	The server ambient temperature crossed a warning threshold.
Critical	System Board Ambient Temp: Temperature sensor for System Board, failure event	The server ambient temperature crossed a failing threshold.
Critical	System Board CMOS Battery: Battery sensor for System Board, failed was asserted	The CMOS battery is not present or has no voltage.
Warning	System Board Current Monitor: Current sensor for System Board, warning event	The current crossed a warning threshold.
Critical	System Board Current Monitor: Current sensor for System Board, failure event	The current has crossed a failing threshold.
Critical	<voltage sensor name>: Voltage sensor for System Board, state asserted was asserted	The voltage is out of range.
Critical	CPU<number> Status: Processor sensor for CPU<number, IERR was asserted	The CPU has failed.
Critical	CPU<number> Status: Processor sensor for CPU<number>, thermal tripped was asserted	The CPU has overheated.
Critical	CPU<number> Status: Processor sensor for CPU<number, configuration error was asserted	The processor is the incorrect type or in the wrong location.
Critical	CPU<number> Status: Processor sensor for CPU<number>, presence was deasserted	The required CPU is missing or not present.
Critical	System Board Video Riser: Module sensor for System Board, device removed was asserted	The required module was removed.
Critical	Mezz B Status: Add-in Card sensor for Mezz B, install error was asserted	The incorrect Mezzanine card is installed for I/O fabric.
Critical	Mezz C Status: Add-in Card sensor for Mezz C, install error was asserted	The incorrect Mezzanine card was installed for I/O fabric.
Critical	Backplane Drive <number>: Drive Slot sensor for Backplane, drive removed	The storage drive was removed.
Critical	Backplane Drive <number>: Drive Slot sensor for Backplane, drive fault was asserted	The storage drive failed.
Critical	System Board PFault Fail Safe: Voltage sensor for System Board, state asserted was asserted	This event is generated when the system board voltages are not at normal levels.
Critical	System Board OS Watchdog: Watchdog sensor for System Board, reboot was asserted	The iDRAC watchdog detected that the system has crashed (the timer expired because no response was received from host) and the action is set to reboot.
Critical	System Board OS Watchdog: Watchdog sensor for System Board, power off was asserted	The iDRAC watchdog detected that the system has crashed (the timer expired because no response was received from host) and the action is set to power off.
Critical	System Board OS Watchdog: Watchdog sensor for System Board, power cycle was asserted	The iDRAC watchdog detected that the system has crashed (the timer expired because no response was received from Host) and the action is set to power cycle.
Critical	System Board SEL: Event Log sensor for System Board, log full was asserted	The SEL device has detected that only one entry can be added to the SEL before it is full.
Warning	ECC Corr Err: Memory sensor, correctable ECC ( <DIMM Location> ) was asserted	Correctable ECC errors have reached a critical rate.
Critical	ECC Uncorr Err: Memory sensor, uncorrectable ECC ( <DIMM Location> ) was asserted	An uncorrectable ECC error was detected.
Critical	I/O Channel Chk: Critical Event sensor, I/O channel check NMI was asserted	A critical interrupt has been generated in the I/O Channel.
Critical	PCI Parity Err: Critical Event sensor, PCI PERR was asserted	A parity error was detected on the PCI bus.
Critical	PCI System Err: Critical Event sensor, PCI SERR ( <Slot number or PCI Device ID>) was asserted	The device detected a PCI error.
Critical	SBE Log Disabled: Event Log sensor, correctable memory error logging disabled was asserted	Single-bit error logging is disabled when too many SBEs are logged.
Critical	Logging Disabled: Event Log sensor, all event logging disabled was asserted	All error logging is disabled.
Non-Recoverable	CPU Protocol Err: Processor sensor, transition to non-recoverable was asserted	The processor protocol has entered a nonrecoverable state.
Non-Recoverable	CPU Bus PERR: Processor sensor, transition to non-recoverable was asserted	The processor bus PERR has entered a nonrecoverable state.
Non-Recoverable	CPU Init Err: Processor sensor, transition to non-recoverable was asserted	The processor initialization has entered a nonrecoverable state.
Non-Recoverable	CPU Machine Chk: Processor sensor, transition to non-recoverable was asserted	The processor machine check has entered a nonrecoverable state.
Critical	Memory Spared: Memory sensor, redundancy lost (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	Memory spare is no longer redundant.
Critical	Memory Mirrored: Memory sensor, redundancy lost (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	The mirrored memory is no longer redundant.
Critical	Memory RAID: Memory sensor, redundancy lost (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	The RAID memory is no longer redundant.
Critical	Memory Cfg Err: Memory sensor, configuration error (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	The memory configuration is incorrect for the system.
Warning	Mem Redun Gain: Memory sensor, redundancy degraded (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	The memory redundancy is downgraded but not lost.
Critical	PCIE Fatal Err: Critical Event sensor, bus fatal error was asserted	A fatal error is detected on the PCI bus.
Critical	Chipset Err: Critical Event sensor, PCI PERR was asserted	A chip error is detected.
Warning	Mem ECC Warning: Memory sensor, transition to non-critical from OK (<DIMM Location> ) was asserted	Correctable ECC errors have surpassed a normal rate.
Critical	Mem ECC Warning: Memory sensor, transition to critical from less severe ( <DIMM Location> ) was asserted	Correctable ECC errors have reached a critical rate.
Critical	System Board POST Err: POST sensor for System Board, POST fatal error <additional error information> was asserted	See the Dell PowerEdge M1000e EnclosureOwner’s Manual for additional error information on BIOS POST errors.

Cause

Dell EMC

Resolution

Dell Technologies

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Affected Product

PowerEdge M1000E

Last Published Date

06 Apr 2021

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