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FSPSP73

One of the BPHs (bulk power hubs) detected an IP address that is not valid.

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Perform the following steps:
  1. Enter “netvcmd –validate” on the BPC (bulk power controller) command line. To perform this operation, your authority level must be an authorized service provider. Perform the following steps:
    1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
    2. In the navigation area, expand System Service Aids.
    3. Select BPC (bulk power controller) Command Line.
    4. Enter “netvcmd –validate” on the command line.
    5. Click Execute to perform the command on the BPC.

    Check the service processor error logs in the ASMI. Is there a new B1818CAC SRC logged?

    Yes:
    Continue to the next step.
    No:
    This ends the procedure.
  2. Use the bulk power connection tables in isolation procedure FSPSP61 to verify that the cables going to the BPH port identified by words 6 and 7 of the SRC data are connected properly.
    • Word 6 indicates which bulk power hub detected the IP address that is not valid.
      • If word 6 is 0x0000000A, bulk power hub A detected an IP address that is not valid.
      • If word 6 is 0x0000000B, bulk power hub B detected an IP address that is not valid.
    • Word 7 indicates the bulk power hub port that detected the IP address that is not valid.
    • Word 8 is the IP address that is not valid displayed in hexadecimal format. For example, if word 8 is 090619F9, the IP address that is not valid is 9.6.25.249.
  3. Are the cables connected correctly?
    Yes:
    Continue to step 8.
    No:
    Correct the cable connections. Then continue to the next step.
  4. Repeat step 1. Does the problem persist?
    Yes:
    Continue to the next step.
    No:
    This ends the procedure.
  5. Enter “nmgrcmd –surv –display-npl” on the service processor command line. See Entering service processor commands. Find the “Node” and “Pos” of the BPH that is detecting the IP address that is not valid. Does the output show the host with the IP address that is not valid?
    Yes:
    Continue to the next step.
    No:
    Continue to step 8.
  6. Enter “nmgr –admin –reboot –node=x -pos=y" where x and y are the “Node” and “Pos” values obtained in step 5
    Attention: This command will reboot the BPH that detected the IP address that is not valid. If there is more than one BPH that detected an IP address that is not valid, reboot one BPH at a time and wait for the BPH to come back online before rebooting the next one.
  7. Repeat step 1. Does the problem persist?
    Yes:
    Continue to the next step.
    No:
    This ends the procedure.
  8. Perform symbolic FRU LICCODE to update the service processor firmware.
  9. Repeat step 1. Does the problem persist?
    Yes:
    Continue to the next step.
    No:
    This ends the procedure.
  10. Replace the hardware connected to the bulk power hub port that is called out after this procedure in the detailed error log. This ends the procedure.
Parent topic: Service processor isolation procedures

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Last updated: Thu, July 23, 2015