Knowledge Article: ID B50020501: Power supply %s communication is offline.

Description

The Chassis Management Module (CMM) is not able to communicate with the power supply.

Causes

The Chassis Management Module (CMM) is not able to communicate with the power supply.

Implications

Not reading device on system management (I2C) bus. The Chassis Management Module (CMM) is not able to communicate with the power supply.

Resolutions

If multiple power supplies are offline, replace the CMM. Otherwise, replace the power supply.

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.

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