Dell Poweredge R730 FAN Error and Event Codes

Dell Poweredge R730 FAN Error and Event Messages

 

Levels of importance to the event and error codes are 1 to 3 with 1 being more informative.

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0000

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is less than the lower warning threshold.

Detailed Description

The fan is not performing optimally. The fan may be installed improperly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan at the next scheduled service window. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0001

 

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is less than the lower critical threshold.

Detailed Description

The fan is not performing optimally. The fan may be installed improperly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

Fan RPM is outside of range. Check fan.

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0002

 

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is greater than the upper warning threshold.

Detailed Description

The fan is not performing optimally. The fan may be installed improperly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan at the next scheduled service window. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0003

 

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is greater than the upper critical threshold.

Detailed Description

The fan is not performing optimally. The fan may be installed improperly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0004

 

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is outside of range.

Detailed Description

The fan is not performing optimally. The fan may be installed improperly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

Fan RPM is outside of range. Check fan.

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0005

Message

Fan arg1 RPM is within range.

Recommended Response Action

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

Poweredge R730 FAN0006

Detailed Description

The fan may be required for optimal performance.

Recommended Response Action

If unintentional, install a fan.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0007

 

Message

Fan arg1 was inserted.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

Poweredge R730 FAN0008

 

Message

Fan arg1 is present.

Detailed Description

None

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0009

 

Message

Fan arg1 is absent.

Detailed Description

The fan may be required for optimal performance.

Recommended Response Action

If unintentional, install a fan.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0010

 

Message

Fan arg1 is disabled.

Detailed Description

The fan may be required for optimal performance.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0011

 

Message

Fan arg1 is enabled.

Arguments

Detailed Description

None

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

Category

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0012

Message

arg1 RPM is less than the lower warning threshold.

Detailed Description

The device is not performing optimally. The device may be installed improperly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the device at the next scheduled service. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0013

 

Message

arg1 RPM is less than the lower critical threshold.

Detailed Description

The cooling device is not performing optimally. The cooling device may be installed improperly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the cooling device. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0014

 

Message

arg1 RPM is greater than the upper warning threshold.

Detailed Description

The cooling device is not performing optimally. The cooling device may be installed improperly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the cooling device. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0015

 

Message

arg1 RPM is greater than the upper critical threshold.

Detailed Description

The cooling device is not performing optimally. The cooling device may be installed improperly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the cooling device. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0016

 

Message

arg1 RPM is outside of normal operating range.

Detailed Description

The cooling device is not performing optimally. The cooling device may be installed improperly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the cooling device. If the issue persists, contact technical support. Refer to the product documentation to choose a convenient contact method.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0017

 

Message

arg1 RPM is within normal operating range.

Detailed Description

The RPM of the fan identified in the message is functioning correctly.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0018

 

Message

Enhanced Cooling Mode is not supported for fan arg1 .

Detailed Description

Enhanced Cooling Mode is not supported by the type of fan identified in the message.

Recommended Response Action

Replace the fan identified in the message with another fan which supports Enhanced Cooling Mode.

Subcategory

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0019

 

Message

An incompatibility between operating mode and fan type was corrected for fan arg1 .

Detailed Description

An incompatibility between operating mode and fan type was corrected for the fan identified in the message.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0020

 

Message

The arg1 is non-functional.

Detailed Description

The fan identified in the message has failed or it is not installed correctly.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan or replace the fan, and open the OMSA Web interface to verify if the fan specified in the message is displayed correctly. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0021

 

Message

arg1 is offline.

Detailed Description

The fan identified in the meesage is removed. However, the fan may be required for optimal system performance.

Recommended Response Action

Re-install the fan, and open the OMSA Web interface to verify if the fan identified in the message is displayed correctly. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

Subcategory

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0022

 

Message

The arg1 sensor has failed, and the last recorded value by the sensor was arg2 RPM.

Detailed Description

The sensor identified in the message has failed. The sensor may be required for optimal system performance.

Recommended Response Action

Check the Embedded System Management (ESM) Log for any sensor related faults. If the fan sensor has failed, replace the system board. For more information, contact your service provider.

Subcategory

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0023

 

Message

Unable to read the arg1 sensor value.

Detailed Description

The fan sensor identified in the message has failed or the fan has failed.

Recommended Response Action

Do the following: 1) Remove the old fan, install a new fan and power cycle the system to check if the fan is working properly, 2) Replace the system board if the fan sensor has failed. 3) If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0024

 

Message

Detailed Description

The sensor identified in the message has returned to a normal state.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0025

 

Message

The arg1 sensor state has changed to a warning state with a value of arg2 RPM.

Detailed Description

The fan identified in the message is not functioning correctly. The fan may be installed incorrectly or may be failing.

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan, or replace the fan. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0026

 

Message

The arg1 sensor detected an error with a value of arg2 RPM.

Detailed Description

The fan sensor identified in the message indicates that the related fan has exceeded critical RPM thresholds..

Recommended Response Action

Remove and re-install the fan, or replace the fan with a new fan. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN0027

 

Message

The arg1 sensor has failed with a value of arg2 RPM.

Detailed Description

The sensor identified in the message has failed. The sensor may be required for optimal system performance.

Recommended Response Action

Check the Embedded System Management (ESM) Log for any sensor related faults.If the fan sensor has failed, replace the system board. For more information, contact your service provider.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN1000

 

Message

arg1 was removed.

Detailed Description

The enclosure detected that a fan was removed and the enclosure is no longer functioning in optimal condition..

Recommended Response Action

Re-insert the fan into the enclosure. Contact technical support if the issue persists.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN1001

 

Detailed Description

The enclosure detected that a fan was inserted.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN1002

 

Detailed Description

The enclosure detected that a fan has failed and the enclosure is no longer functioning in optimal condition..

Recommended Response Action

Contact technical support.

FAN = Fan Event

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN8500

 

Message

Enhanced Cooling Mode is Enabled

Detailed Description

Enabling Enhanced Cooling Mode will provide increased airflow capability to the blades by increasing the maximum allowable blower speed at the cost of increased power consumption.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN8501

 

Message

Enhanced Cooling Mode is Disabled

Detailed Description

Disabling Enhanced Cooling Mode allows for reduced power consumption by reducing the maximum speed of the blowers while still providing sufficient blade airflow.

Recommended Response Action

No response action is required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN8502

 

Message

The blower arg1 is not detected, because it may not be operating optimally. Check for the availability of latest CMC firmware.

Detailed Description

The current CMC firmware did not detect the blower identified in the message. To resolve the issue, update the firmware. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.

Recommended Response Action

Make sure that CMC is using the latest firmware, and then retry the operation.

Severity Level

Severity Level 3 (Informative)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN8503

 

Message

Chassis was turned off because more than two internal fans stopped functioning properly.

Detailed Description

The Chassis was turned off because more than two Chassis internal fans stopped functioning properly. The fans with problems are identified in the CMC Hardware (System Event Log) and Chassis Logs.

Recommended Response Action

Check whether or not the Chassis internal fans are functioning properly. Using the CMC RACADM utility, type the following command to identify fans that are not functioning properly, "racadm getsel". Using the CMC Web UI, select the chassis and the then Logs tab and then select Hardware Log. Reinsert or replace fans that are not functioning properly.

Severity Level

Severity Level 1 (Critical)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN900

 

Message

The Enhanced Cooling Mode is successfully enabled.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode is successfully enabled.

Recommended Response Action

No response action required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN901

 

Message

The Enhanced Cooling Mode is successfully disabled.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode is successfully disabled.

Recommended Response Action

No response action required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN902

 

Message

Cannot enable the Enhanced Cooling Mode because sufficient power is not available.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode cannot be set because required power is not available.

Recommended Response Action

Add PSUs with higher power capability or remove Chassis components such as I/O Modules orservers until the power requirements have been lowered enough to emable the Enhanced Cooling Mode, and then retry the operation.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN903

 

Message

Cannot enable the Enhanced Cooling Mode because an unsupported fan is inserted in the Chassis.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode cannot be enabled because an unsupported fan is present in the Chassis.

Recommended Response Action

Insert a fan that is supported by the Chassis, and then retry the operation. For a list of fans that are supported by Chassis, see the Chassis Management Controller Users Guide.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN904

 

Message

Cannot enable the Enhanced Cooling Mode because the Maximum Power Conservation Mode is enabled.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode cannot be enabled because the Maximum Power Conservation Mode is enabled.

Recommended Response Action

Disable the Maximum Power Conservation Mode, and then retry the operation. To disable the mode by using CMC Web interface, click Chassis Overview > Power > Configuration. To disable the mode using the RACADM utility, run the command "racadm config -g cfgThermal -o cfgThermalEnhancedCoolingMode 0".

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN905

 

Message

Applying fan configuration settings. This may take several seconds.

Detailed Description

Applying fan configuration settings. This may take several seconds.

Recommended Response Action

No response action required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN906

 

Message

Changes are not made to the current settings.

Detailed Description

Changes are not made to the current settings.

Recommended Response Action

Make sure that changes are made to the settings and retry the operation.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

Poweredge R730 FAN907

 

Message

The Enhanced Cooling Mode feature is already enabled.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode feature is already enabled.

Recommended Response Action

NoneNo response action required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN908

 

Message

The Enhanced Cooling Mode feature is already disabled.

Detailed Description

The Enhanced Cooling Mode feature is already disabled.

Recommended Response Action

No response action required.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed

 

Poweredge R730 FAN911

 

Message

The attempt to enable the Enhanced Cooling Mode was not successful.

Detailed Description

The attempt to enable the Enhanced Cooling Mode (ECM) was not successful because ECM is already enabled or Gen3 fans are not present in the Chassis.

Recommended Response Action

Check whether or not the Enhanced Cooling Mode (ECM) is already enabled. Make sure there are Gen3 fans in the Chassis and retry the operation.

Severity Level

Severity Level 2 (Warning)

LCD Message

No LCD Message displayed