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Diagnostics

Use this information to review the diagnostic tools that are available to help you solve problems that might occur in the blade server.

Review the diagnostic tools that are available to help you solve problems that might occur in the blade server.

Note
The blade server uses shared resources that are installed in the BladeCenter chassis. Problems with these shared resources might appear to be in the blade server (see Solving shared BladeCenter resource problems for information about isolating problems with these resources).

If you cannot diagnose and correct a problem by using the information, see Getting help and technical assistance for more information.

  • Service bulletins
    IBM continually updates the support website with tips and techniques that you can use to solve any problems that you might be having with the BladeCenter HX5 blade server.
  • Checkout procedure
    The checkout procedure is the sequence of tasks that you should follow to diagnose a problem in the blade server.
  • Diagnostic tools overview
    Use this overview to locate specific diagnostic tools to diagnose and solve hardware-related problems.
  • Event logs
  • Light path diagnostics
    Use this information as an overview of light path diagnostics.
  • IBM Dynamic System Analysis
    IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing server problems.
  • Troubleshooting tables
    Use this information to troubleshoot problems in the blade server.
  • Solving undetermined problems
    Use this information to diagnose and solve undetermined issues with the blade server.