Amber system status indicator blinking - PowerEdge 850
Hi!
We have got a Dell PowerEdge 850 running FreeBSD 9 OS. We found that the Amber system status indicator is blinking.
We checked the user manual which says press the System Indication Button on such event, with no further details, except the light will change to Blue. When I pressed the button, I did not see any useful information on the monitor or elsewhere so the problematic hardware could be located.
There is no useful information on the manual about how the "System Management Software" could be used in this case.
The ABCD lights are used to troubleshoot PRE-POST issues - if your OS is booting, then they aren't relevant.
What OS is installed? Do you have OpenManage Server Administrator installed? You can use this software to view the hardware logs to find out what the issue is.
All those (ABCD) are green once the OS takes over the operation of the server, and stay green throughout (even when system identification button is pressed).
Only the System status indicator keeps on flashing amber.
Also noted that it keeps on flashing when the server is shutdown and connected to the power.
startx should start the gui ... it should have asked you for the password during the boot process,but if not, root/calvin is usually Dell's default user/password. If 6.1 doesn't work, try 5.4.
Don't be surprised if the error returns. The firmware update simply clears the hardware log, so if it is a persistent/actual error, it will return. If it was a one-time error (CPU MachineCheck, for example), then it may not. I would make sure that ALL the system firmware (BIOS, PERC, etc.) is up to date, if you haven't already.
I have not used 6.1, but I know some versions are more reliable than others (for example, 5.5 didn't work for me at all, but 5.4 worked perfectly, although I have not used the 6.x/7.x versions).
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There should be four LED's labeled ABCD ... what pattern are they lit in?