Server User Manual

SymptomAction
Theserverdoesnotstartwhen
youpressthepowerswitch.
Verifythat:
•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearoftheserverandtoaworking
electricaloutlet.
•Ifyourserverhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearoftheserver,makesure
thatitisswitchedon.
•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontoftheserverison.
•Theservervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyour
countryorregion.
Themonitorscreenisblank.
Verifythat:
•Themonitorsignalcableiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtothe
appropriatemonitorconnectorontheserver.
•Themonitorpowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtothemonitorandtoaworking
electricaloutlet.
•Themonitoristurnedonandthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsareset
correctly.
•Theservervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyour
countryorregion.
•Ifyourserverhastwomonitorconnectors,besuretousetheconnectoron
thegraphicscard.
Theoperatingsystemdoesnot
start.
Verifythatthestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystem
resides.Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheharddiskdrive.Formore
information,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage99.
Theserverbeepsmultipletimes
beforetheoperatingsystem
starts.
Verifythatnokeysarestuck.
Troubleshootingtables
Usethetroubleshootingtablestondsolutionstoproblemsthathaveidentiablesymptoms.
Ifyouhavejustaddednewsoftwareoranewoptionaldeviceandtheserverisnotworking,dothefollowing
beforeusingthetroubleshootingtables:
1.Checkthesystem-errorLEDontheoperatorinformationpaneltoseeifitislit.
2.Removethesoftwareordevicethatyoujustadded.
3.Runthediagnosticteststodeterminewhethertheserverisrunningcorrectly.
4.Reinstallthenewsoftwareornewdevice.
Harddiskdrivebooterror
Aharddiskdrivebooterrorcanhavethefollowingcauses.
SymptomFRU/Action
Thestartupdriveisnotinthebootsequencein
conguration.
Checkthecongurationandensurethestartupdriveis
inthebootsequence.
Nooperatingsystemisinstalledonthebootdrive.Installanoperatingsystemonthebootdrive.
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