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Asset ID: 1-72-1004680.1
Update Date:2009-12-22
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1004680.1 :   Sensor status warning messages on Sun Fire[TM] (3800-6800)systems  


Related Items
  • Sun Fire 3800 Server
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  • Sun Fire 6800 Server
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  • Sun Fire 4800 Server
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Related Categories
  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Servers>Midrange Servers
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PreviouslyPublishedAs
206486


Symptoms
What does "sensor status under limit" or "sensor status over limit" mean?



Resolution
This means that a temperature or voltage threshold has been exceeded. The text surrounding this status message, point to the component that is having the problem. Unless there is a thermal problem in the environment or power problems, the system board identified with the "sensor status" problem should be replaced.
NOTE: These messages are usually decoded for you by Scapp.   This information
is provided for those instances where not all the messages may be available
(e.g. high security black sites).   This is current as of Scapp release 5.11.4.
The numerical message format is:
event type, event code, sensor tag
Where event type is 7 for environmental events.
The event codes for environmental events are:
1             sensor over limit
2             sensor under limit
3             sensor shutdown - environmental shutdown has occurred
4             fan failure
5             fan is ok again
The sensor tag bitfields are defined as:
+------------------------------------------------------- HPU Type
|               +---------------------------------------------- Slot
|               |             +-------------------------------------- Part
|               |             |               +----------------------------- Part #
|               |             |               |           +---------------------- Type
|               |             |               |           |             +-------------- Type num
|               |             |               |           |             |         +-------- Node ID
|               |             |               |           |             |         |         +-- Reserved
|               |             |               |           |             |         |         |
63 ... 48   47..40   39..32   31..24   23..16   15..8   7..4   3..0
The HPU Type is encoded as:
0x101     4800, 4810, 6800 SC
0x102     3800 SC
0x201     CPU Board
0x301     4800, 4810, 6800 Fireplane Switch
0x303     3800 Fireplane Switch
0x401     6800 I/O Fan Tray
0x402     6800 CPU Fan Tray
0x403     Rack Fan Tray
0x404     4800 Fan Tray
0x405     4810 I/O Fan Tray
0x406     4810 CPU Fan Tray
0x407     4800 Top Fan Tray
0x408     3800 Fan Tray
0x409     4800 Bottom Fan Tray
0x501     4800, 4810, 6800 PCI I/O Assembly
0x502     4800, 4810, 6800 cPCI I/O Assembly
0x503     3800 cPCI I/O Assembly
0x60x     Power Supply
Where the Part is encoded as:
0x1         SBBC
0x2         SDC
0x3         AR
0x4         CBH
0x5         DX
0x6         CHEETAH
0x7         1_5_VDC
0x8         3_3_VDC
0x9         5_VDC
0xA         12_VDC
0xB         48_VDC
0xC         CURRENT
0xD         BOARD
0xE         SCAPP
0xF         SCHIZO
0x10       FAN
And the (Sensor) Type is encoded as:
0x1         VOLTAGE
0x2         CURRENT
0x3         TEMPERATURE
               0x4         COOLING
0x5         1_5_VDC
0x6         1_8_VDC
0x7         3_3_VDC
0x8         5_VDC
0x9         12_VDC
0xA         48_VDC
0xB         ENVDB
Therefore, the following example would decode as follows:
Sensor Status OverLimit /N0/SB0 7,1,Ox201000601060100
0x201 - CPU Board
0x00   - Slot 0
0x06   - Cheetah
0x01   - Cheetah #1   (i.e. CPU 1)
0x06   - 1.8V DC sensor
0x01   - Sensor #1 on Cheetah
0x0     - Node 0
Thus, the 1.8 voltage level is over the limit on CPU 1 on SB 0
for this example.


Product
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 3800 Server
Sun Fire 4800 Server

Internal Comments
Authors: Rick Holmes/John Cecere





Previously Published As
26861

Change History
Date: 2006-01-19
User Name: 31620
Action: Approved
Comment: SSH AUDIT
Version: 1
Date: 2006-01-19
User Name: 31620
Action: Update Started
Comment: SSH AUDIT
Version: 0
Date: 2003-05-20
User Name: Administrator
Action: Migration from KMSCreator
Comment: updated by : George Bolduc
comment : Added (3800-6800) to the title.
date : Aug 14, 2001
Product_uuid
29da7938-0a18-11d6-8a41-9ed1ad6d6779|Sun Fire 6800 Server
29d05214-0a18-11d6-92b2-a111614865b5|Sun Fire 3800 Server
29d3a694-0a18-11d6-92da-df959df44cdd|Sun Fire 4800 Server

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