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From: Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com>
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Subject: Re: Reset Error LEDs v245
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:10:01 +0000 (UTC)
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Juergen Schroeder <js_mr@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> our v245-Server Solaris 10 powers down, maybe he thinks the temperature are
> to high. I restart the server via alom but the LEDs
> SYS.LOCATE, SYS.SERVICE, SYS.ACT (warning?) and SYS.OVERTEMP
> stays on.
> 
> SC> showenvironment 
> inside alom it shows this:
> 
> 
> SYS.LOCATE           SYS.SERVICE          SYS.ACT             
> --------------------------------------------------------
> FLASHING             ON                   ON                  
> 
> SYS.PSFAIL           SYS.OVERTEMP         SYS.FANFAIL         
> --------------------------------------------------------
> OFF                  ON                   OFF                 
> 
> With 'setlocator off' I can turn SYS.LOCATE of, but the other ones?
> 
> Would it help to power off the server some time?
> 
> (I found a patch for sol 9 against the problem with overheat, but I have 
> sol 10.)
> 
> TIA
> 
> J?rgen

This could be a firmware issues if it's not really overheating.
If you check the update history for v245 firmware you'll see mentions
of this- false overtemp alarms and yellow bezel lights.