Knowledge Article: ID B0EA0E001: I/O module %d POST failure

Description

The specified I/O module has encountered a problem during power on self test (POST).

Causes

During power on, the specified I/O Module is powered on and runs through the POST (power on self test).

Implications

If there is failure during POST, this event is generated.

Resolutions

Complete the following steps until the problem is solved:

1. See the documentation for the specified I/O module for information about the meaning of the POST status and recovery actions that you should take.
2. Temporarily disable all communication between the nodes and the specified I/O module in the chassis to reduce interruptions to the services that the nodes provide.
3. Perform a service-level reset of the I/O module, which restarts the I/O module.
4. If the firmware in the I/O module was recently updated and the POST error is not critical, revert to the previous level of firmware.
5. Replace the I/O 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 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.