Knowledge Article: ID B06002002: Request to release KVM failed - KVM seized by Management Module -- for

Description

A request to release the Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) failed. The advanced management module will attempt to reassign ownership to the new blade server.

Causes

The management module request to release the KVM failed.

Implications

The failure generates this event.

Resolutions

If the keyboard and video are working or are not being used, no action is required. Otherwise, perform these steps:

Determine which blade server perviously owned the KVM. You can determine ownership from the Blades LED page in the advanced management module Web interface.
Use the advanced management module Web interface (from the Blade Power/Restart page) to reset the system management processor for the blade server that previously owned the KVM.

See the Advanced Management Module User"s Guide for more information about the Blades LED page and the Blade Power/Restart page. The guide is available from the Web.

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.