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

Description

The chassis ambient temperature that is readable from the rear LED card has exceeded the recommended range.

Causes

The chassis ambient temperature that is readable from the rear LED card has exceeded the recommended range.

Implications

The cooling capacity of the chassis has been set to the maximum, and the fan modules are running at full speed.

Resolutions

Perform these steps:

  1. Check the ambient room temperature to ensure that the room is not too hot.
  2. Check for any blockage on or near the ventilation holes on the chassis. Remove any blockages that you find.
  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 nothing is covering the bays. Empty bays can cause a reduction in airflow to the devices in the chassis.
  4. Make sure that enough fan modules are installed to sufficiently cool the devices in the chassis. See the chassis documentation to determine how many fan modules are required.

Additional information

To find additional troubleshooting help, visit the "IBM Support & downloads" Web site. At "IBM Support Portal: Quick start" page, select Browse for "Choose your products", select your Chassis from PureFlex System under the Hardware list, and "Troubleshoot" for "Choose your page", then select "Continue" 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 "PureSystems" 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.