Hardware status problem

[hhmz]

Hi!

On one ESX 4.0 server i'm getting Host hardware voltage alert every 5 minutes. When i click on reset sensors in Hardware status tab then it disappeared but only for a short period and then comes back. I's real pain in the ass problem. I allready changed battery on motherboard but it didn't help at all.

We have IBM BladeCenter HS 22 and the latest firmware for UEFI and IMM.

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System Board 1 Planar VBAT

Alarm 'Host hardware voltage' on x.x.x.x changed from Red to Green info.

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Any ideas?

Regard

hhmz

[blittrell]

Got the same exact thing here, same hardware as well.  It is a bit weird, the IBM hardware is not detecting anything wrong either so I am not sure where the problem is coming from.

[AureusStone]

I have lots of HS22s that have experienced this issue.  I think IBM must have put dodgy batteries in their servers.  It is possible you replaced your old one with another dodgy one.  I have replaced a bunch of these batteries and I have another VBAT error just come up recently.  They seem to be okay when I put a non IBM battery in.

You may be better off getting cheap batteries from another supplier then IBM.

Or it may just be a bug. :/

[Mauro Bonder]

Hi,

You need check logs in IMM of this server.

I found this link with error codes: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/documentation/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.bladecenter.hs22.doc/dw1iv_r_IMM_error_messages.html

Maybe you there a problem with this hardware, open support in IBM to check it and change a battery if necesary.

Good Luck

[dquintana]

Hello hhmz,

Generally i see this behavior when:

• The firmware of the Blades are not adequate with the chassis firmware.
• The Batteries are with malfunctions.
• The hardware has got a real failure.

Regads

Diego Quintana