Knowledge Article: ID B00038701: Fan logic module %s VPD is not valid

Description

The vital product data (VPD) of the specified fan logic module is not valid.

Causes

The vital product data (VPD) of the specified fan logic module is not valid.

Implications

VPD includes information such as the serial number and part number to uniquely identify the fan logic module.

Resolutions

Replace the fan logic module.

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, visit the same "IBM BladeCenter Support search" Web site, select "Download" for "Task", and then select "Product Family", "Machine type" and "Operating system" of interest (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.