Knowledge Article: ID B0EA0ED01: Unrecognized I/O Module 01 is not allowed to power on.

Description

The advanced management module does not recognized the specified I/O module type. Therefore, it cannot be powered on.

Causes

The advanced management module does not recognized the specified I/O module type.

Implications

The I/O module cannot be powered on.

Resolutions

Perform these steps:

1. Check the event log for other events related to communications errors on the system management bus and resolve those errors.
   
   
2. The advanced management module firmware might need to be updated to support the I/O module. Check the IBM BladeCenter software and device drivers Web page to determine if a firmware update is required.
   
   
3. The firmware on the I/O module might need to be updated. Check the IBM BladeCenter software and device drivers Web page to determine if a firmware update is required.
   
   
4. Reseat the I/O module.
   

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.