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Knowledge Article: ID B00000077: System boot failed

Description

The system boot process for the blade server fails before the operating system loads.

Causes

The blade server powers on, but the boot process fails before the operating system loads.

Implications

The management module generates this event.

Resolutions

Take actions based on the type of blade server for which this event occurs:

  1. From the BIOS menu on the blade server, verify that the boot parameter is configured correctly. Restart the blade server and press F1 to display the BIOS menu.
  2. If you have added options to the blade server, reseat those options. Otherwise, reseat the blade server.
  3. Listen for any beep codes that might occur when the blade server reboots. Refer to the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about resolving beep codes.

Additional information

To find additional troubleshooting help, visit the "IBM Support & downloads" Web site, select "BladeCenter" for "Browse products for support" panel. At "Support & downloads quick start" page, select your product for "Choose your products", and "Troubleshooting" for "Choose your page", then select "View your page" for "See your results". To narrow the results, search with keywords that are related to this article, such as "fail", "Chassis", etc. in the "Search support" field at the right panel.

To download the latest firmware or drivers, visit the "Fix Central" Web site, select "BladeCenter" for "Product Group" (from the pull-down lists), select your product for "Product" (from the pull-down lists), select your product machine type for "Product" (from the pull-down lists), and select your operating system for "Operating system" (from the pull-down lists). You can refine the search by selecting the category of the download of your interest from the "Refine results" list.

To find the replacement part number (or the FRU number) for the component replacement, visit the "BladeCenter and System x Product Information - Servers" Web site, select your product from "IBM BladeCenter products" table. Then select "System service parts listing" for your product.