Troubleshooting monitor or video problems

Blade servers contain a video controller. Blade servers send video signals to the BladeCenter S chassis midplane, which routes the signal to the advanced management module. When a cKVM card is installed in the blade server, the video signal is sent to the advanced management module over the internal Ethernet chassis network.

For local video, the advanced management module outputs the video signal to the physical RGB connector on the back of the advanced management module. For remote video, the advanced management module redirects the video signal over TCP/IP to a Java-based remote control session.

Some IBM monitors have their own self-tests. If you suspect a problem with your monitor, see the documentation that comes with the monitor for instructions for testing and adjusting the monitor.

Blade servers send video signals to the BladeCenter S chassis midplane, which routes the signal to the advanced management module. When a cKVM card is installed in the blade server, the video signal is sent to the AMM over the internal Ethernet chassis network.

IBM continually updates the support Web site with tips and techniques that you can use to resolve any problems that you may be having with the BladeCenter S system. Go to the BladeCenter support search Web site and search for the terms monitor, video, 8886, and retain to see if any service bulletins have been generated.