Thread: system x335 - ISMP and NMI pci-c porblem

Dear Kuba, 2. remove nonsupported graphic card from your server. Use only supported options from compatibility list: x335 (8676,8830) Compatibility http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverprove n/compat/us/xseries_old/x335.html 1. how you tried update Integrated System Management Processor? From Windows/Linux or from DOS? Could you provide DSA log of this server. ...

Hello Alexander ad2. I will try it tomorrow, but as far i remember, i have tried to run server without additional graphic card and the nmi/pci-c error was there also.. but i will try for sure on monday. I have attached original ibm rsa2 card (on radeon 7000 series) and it was working all the time earlier... I have 3 spare cards from ibm and on all of them is cpu/nmi/pci-c error......

Kuba, it is good to use RSAII card for troubleshuting. Lets check VPD page and log Web pages of RSAII card. What is the problem with DSA log? Use DSA Bootable Edition and post resulted file *.xml.gz. IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsit e.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA&brandind=5000008 > I have attached original ibm rsa2 card...

Alexander, Ive checked configuration by rsa2 below info from both machines: 1. machine with ismp update problem: Machine Level VPD Machine type: 8676 Machine model: 61X Serial number: KBBHM10 UUID: 9E10 8BC5 31B4 4A12 AB14 B486 1997 D16B Component Level VPD FRU Number Serial Number Mfg ID Slot 48P9077 J1SEH35A185 ASUL n/a Component Activity Log FRU ...

867641X_KBBHM10_19991130-004108.xml.gz (154.5 KB)

Flashing to ISMP ver 1.06 fails, says: "failure due to appempted flash of invalid firmware. please verify firmware is correct for machine type" IN VPD i saw that version of ismp is 255, i suppose it is a bug though...

Alexander, the second machine x335 with nmi/pci-c problem is not able to past POST. with rsa2 it is rebooting due to nmi error, and without rsa2 there is constant cpu error. i will not get any xml from the other one... :( Please help... Kuba Poland

Dear Kuba, as clear from provided VPD info you are using nonsupported x345 RSAII firmware ver.1.10 GEE840B on your x335 servers. First of all you must update RSAII firmware to x335 version 1.05, T2E818A: Remote Supervisor Adapter II Firmware update - IBM eServer xSeries 335 http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsit e.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-54628&brandind=50000 08...

Kuba, try again after RSAII firmware update. If it not helped, remove RSAII and update ISMP again. Regards, Alexander Novikov Russia, Moscow

Alexander, Thankyou, ill try today updating rsa2 to 1.05 and then update ismp... and post reply asap. Best regards Kuba