PowerEdge: T550 System Health Warns After Power Off in Low Temperature environment

Summary: PowerEdge T550 iDRAC WebGUI System Health Indicates Warning After Power Off in Low Temperature Environments <20°C (68°F)

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Symptoms

After powering off the system, the iDRAC WebGUI displays a warning state for system health. However, there are no associated error events logged in the Lifecycle Controller (LC) or System event log (SEL).
iDRAC WebGUI Dashboard
Figure #1: iDRAC WebGUI Dashboard

Check the thermaldata_basic\thmtestgbasicoutput.log file in Tech Support Report (TSR)->Hardware->PlatformData. Certain fans are observed running at fewer than 840 RPM.
Basic Thermal Log output
Figure #2: Basic Thermal Log
 

 

Cause

For certain low-margin fans operating under low duty cycle conditions, the fan RPM falls below Dell's defined low warning threshold.

Resolution

No functional impact, Disregard the "warning system health state" that is only reported when the system is powered off.

The new thermal table to address this issue is integrated into the iDRAC version 7.10.70.xx, which is available from the Dell website.

Affected Products

iDRAC9, OEMR T550, PowerEdge T550

Products

iDRAC9 - 7.xx Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000226027
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 May 2025
Version:  2
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