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Knowledge Article: ID B0001D502: Chassis over recommended ambient temperature.

Description

The current chassis temperature is above the recommended ambient temperature for this chassis.

Causes

The advanced management module checks the internal threshold for the ambient temperature.

Implications

If the ambient temperature has been exceeded, which will result in this event being generatated. The enclosure temperature should be addressed at the earliest opportunity. If the enclosure temperature keep rising the system might shut down by itself.

Resolutions

Perform these steps:

  1. Check the room ambient temperature to ensure that it is within the operating specifications for the chassis.
  2. Make sure that all fan/blower modules are running. Replace fan modules if necessary.
  3. Make sure that a device or filler is installed in each bay in the front and rear of the chassis, and make sure that there is nothing covering the bays. Any missing components can cause a major reduction in airflow for the blade server.
  4. Make sure that there is nothing covering the media tray (that will disrupt the airflow to the ambient temperature sensor)
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  5. Replace the media tray.

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.

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