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Solution  1597728.1 :   How to investigate the Auto Service Request "ASR: Probable power supply failure (PS ) or AC input not present" for Sun Fire V210/V215/V240/V245/V440/V445 Server  


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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Description of the event
 How to verify if there is a genuine Power Supply issue
 Physical checks
 Software checks
 Example Sun Fire V440 (PS1 faulty)
 Example Sun Fire V210 (PS0 faulty)
References


Applies to:

Sun Fire V440 Server
Sun Fire V210 Server
Sun Fire V245 Server
Sun Fire V240 Server
Sun Fire V215 Server
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This article describes activity required by a System Administrator to verify whether action has to be taken on a reported loss of input power.

SunMC Event 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.12.2.2.1.1.10.2.2.1.1.6

Scope

This document is intended for System Administrators and support personnel.

Details

Auto Service Request (ASR) provides automatic processing of failure detection telemetry and SR creation for certain Oracle systems.  See http://www.oracle.com/asr for more information on ASR.

Description of the event

Power supply events can be either transient or persistent. They can be generated by external changes and actions most notably by the removal of AC from a power supply.

Additional checks need to be performed in order to understand the cause of this event received by ASR. 

How to verify if there is a genuine Power Supply issue

Physical checks

Please check the power feeds for the system's PSUs

  • Are the power cords securely connected to all the system's PSUs?
  • Are the power feeds' breakers switched on?
  • You may need to consult your local electrician.

Software checks

Please run /usr/sbin/prtdiag -v on the Solaris command line.

Please compare the relevant parts of the output to the examples provided below.

If all Fault LEDs are OFF, and all PSUs show NO_FAULT, then the fault is most likely transient and can be ignored for now.

Otherwise please collect and upload an Explorer as outlined in "What data is needed in order to troubleshoot my software or hardware problem?".

Example Sun Fire V440 (PS1 faulty)

explorer.83ac8d7b.wmit1d-2013.10.20.01.30 0418AD2222 3-8033717701
Kernel version: SunOS 5.9 Generic 122300-49

Output of prtdiag -v:
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems  sun4u Sun Fire V440
System clock frequency: 183 MHZ
Memory size: 16GB   
...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voltage sensors:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Location       Sensor       Voltage     Lo     LoWarn  HiWarn   Hi    Status
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
...
PS0            P_PWR             -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS0            FF_POK            -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS1            P_PWR             -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS1            FF_POK            -         -       -       -       -   failed
---------------------
Keyswitch:
---------------------
Location       State
---------------------
SYS/SYSCTRL    NORMAL
-------------------------------------------------------------
Led State:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Location              Led                   State       Color
-------------------------------------------------------------
SYS                    ACT                   on          green          
SYS                    SERVICE               on          amber          
SYS                    LOCATE                off         white          
PS0                    POK                   on          green          
PS0                    STBY                  on          green          
PS0                    SERVICE               off         amber          
PS0                    OK2RM                 off         blue           
PS1                    POK                   off         green          
PS1                    STBY                  on          green          
PS1                    SERVICE               on          amber          
PS1                    OK2RM                 off         blue           
...
=========================== FRU Operational Status ===========================
---------------------------------
Fru Operational Status:
---------------------------------
Location                Status  
---------------------------------
SC                      okay
HDD0                    present
HDD1                    present
HDD2                    present
HDD3                    present
PS0                     okay
PS1                     faulty
-------------

Example entry in /var/adm/messages:

Sep 27 03:04:48 oursystem rmclomv: [ID 474711 kern.error] PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.

High frequency of those messages in /var/adm/messages:
.../messages $ grep PS mess* |tr -s " "|cut -d: -f2,5,6|cut -d" " -f1,2,7-255|sort -M|uniq -c
  83 Sep 20 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 21 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 22 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 23 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 24 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
...

Example entry in /var/adm/messages:

Sep 27 03:04:48 oursystem rmclomv: [ID 474711 kern.error] PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.


High frequency of those messages in /var/adm/messages:

$ grep PS mess* |tr -s " "|cut -d: -f2,5,6|cut -d" " -f1,2,7-255|sort -M|uniq -c
  83 Sep 20 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 21 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 22 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 23 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED.
  96 Sep 24 PSU @ PS1 has FAILED. 

 

 

Example Sun Fire V210 (PS0 faulty)

explorer.83574f25.beuu12-2013.08.04.07.56 TM40352387 3-7635601541
Kernel version: SunOS 5.8 Generic 108528-22

Output of prtdiag -v:


System Configuration: Sun Microsystems  sun4u Sun Fire V210
System clock frequency: 167 MHZ
Memory size: 1GB       
...
--------------------------------------------------
Led State:
--------------------------------------------------
Location   Led                   State       Color
--------------------------------------------------
...
PS0        ACT                   off         green          
PS0        SERVICE               on          amber          
PS0        OK2RM                 off         blue           
...
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Temperature sensors:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Location       Sensor      Temperature  Lo LoWarn HiWarn  Hi Status
-------------------------------------------------------------------
...
PS0            FF_OT           -       -     -     -     -   okay
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voltage sensors:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Location   Sensor        Voltage  Lo     LoWarn  HiWarn   Hi    Status
------------------------------------------------------------------------
...
PS0        FF_UV            -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS0        FF_OV            -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS0        P_PWR            -         -       -       -       -   okay
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Current sensors:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Location   Sensor      Current    Lo     LoWarn  HiWarn   Hi    Status
----------------------------------------------------------------------
MB         FF_SCSI      -         -       -       -       -   okay
PS0        FF_OC        -         -       -       -       -   okay

======== FRU Status =========
-------------------------
Fru Operational Status:
-------------------------
Location        Status  
-------------------------
MB/SC           okay
PS0             faulty


...

 

Example entry in /var/adm/messages:

Aug  4 03:00:41 oursystem rmclomv: [ID 474711 kern.error] PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.


High frequency of those messages in /var/adm/messages:

.../messages $ grep PS mess* |tr -s " "|cut -d: -f2,5,6|cut -d" " -f1,2,7-255|sort -M|uniq -c
  94 Jul 10 PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.
  95 Jul 11 PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.
  95 Jul 12 PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.
  95 Jul 13 PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.
  94 Jul 14 PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.

 

References

<NOTE:1019144.1> - Data Requirements reference: What data is needed in order to troubleshoot my software or hardware problem?
<NOTE:1547088.2> - How to Upload Files to Oracle Support
<NOTE:1010045.1> - Troubleshooting Power Supply failures on V210/V240/V215/V245/V440/V445, T1000/T2000, V480/V490/V880/V890 servers
<NOTE:1271047.1> - Sun Fire V440 Power Supply Installation and Removal:ATR:782:1 [Video]
<NOTE:1504290.1> - How to identify a PSU fault in a Sun Fire V440 server.
<NOTE:1006640.1> - How To Get Explorer To Collect ALOM Data on V125/V210/V215/V240/V245/V440/V445 and Netra 210/240
<NOTE:1006990.1> - Oracle Explorer Data Collector Implementation Best Practice
<NOTE:1153444.1> - Oracle Services Tools Bundle (STB) - RDA/Explorer, SNEEP, ACT

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