System Status Options

You can view the overall system status, a list of outstanding events that require immediate attention, and the overall status of all chassis components on the System Status page.

The Chassis Management Module 2 web interface opens to the System Status page. The chassis type is identified at the top left of the page. The top right of the page identifies the current user and provides access to the user Settings menu, Log Out, and Help options.

The remaining content of this page and other web interface pages vary according to the type of Flex System chassis that you are using and the firmware versions and options that are installed. See Starting the web interface for detailed information about opening CMM web interface.

The Chassis Graphical View tab is the default view on the System Status page. The Chassis Graphical View contains an interactive graphic of the front and rear view of the chassis. You can move the pointer over an individual component to display some general information about it. Click the component to view or hide detailed information contained in a table below the system graphic. Right-click the component to display a context menu of options available for that component. The Chassis Graphical View provides a quick means to access and change settings for components installed in the chassis.

Each component shows a color-coded overall status to indicate any problems that might exist for that device. You can click on a component to see additional information about device problems, with full details appearing in the Event Log (see Event log options for information).

For a Flex System Enterprise Chassis, green indicates normal operation, yellow indicates that a non-critical warning event has occurred, and red indicates that a critical error event has occurred. For the Lenovo Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis, green indicates normal operation, yellow indicates that a minor or major non-critical alarm has occurred, and red indicates that a critical alarm has occurred. In a Lenovo Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis, one or more alarms can be manually selected, acknowledged, and cleared.

Click the Chassis Table View tab to change the view from the interactive graphical format to tabular format. The option to export the tabular information in CSV, XML, or PDF format is available from the Chassis Table View.
Note: The various CMM interfaces use different terms to indicate the same condition:
  • For a Flex System Enterprise Chassis:
    • Web interface: Critical error symbol for critical system event, Non-critical warning symbol for non-critical system event, Normal symbol for normal system event
    • SNMP: Critical/Bad, Warning, Good
    • CLI: Critical, Non-critical, OK
  • For a Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis:
    • Web interface: Critical alarm symbol for critical alarm, Major or Minor non-critical alarm symbol for minor or major non-critical alarm, Normal symbol for normal system event
    • SNMP: Critical/Bad, Warning, Good
    • CLI: Critical (CRT) alarm, Non-critical (MJR or MNR) alarm, OK

The following illustration shows the System Status page of the CMM web interface for a Flex System Enterprise Chassis.


Illustration of the CMM web interface Chassis page with the Chassis Graphical View tab displayed.

Click System Information to display some general information about the chassis. The following illustration shows the System Information view, for a CMM installed in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis.


Illustration of the System Information Quick View option available from the Chassis page

Note: The graphic used to represent a chassis bay filler is similar in color to the graphic that is used for components that are installed in the chassis. When viewing the graphic, you can move the pointer over a chassis bay or component to view more information about it.

The Active Events tab on the System Status page displays events that might affect the performance of the chassis. If the CMM is installed in a Lenovo Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis, you can acknowledge or clear active events and create user-defined alarms. The following illustration shows the Active Events tab after you click the Event ID number, for a CMM installed in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis.


Illustration of the Active Events tab for Enterprise Chassis, with the Event Information popup shown

The following illustration shows the Active Events tab for a CMM installed in a Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis.


Illustration of the Active Events tab for Carrier-Grade Chassis.

The following table describes the options that are available from the System Status page.

The System Status menu table is a multi-row, three-column table that contains descriptions of all the web interface options that are accessible from the System Status page. Column one contains the navigation bar option. Column two contains the menu items that are available from the navigation bar option. Column three contains the options and their descriptions that are available under the menu items.

Navigation bar option Selection Description
System Status  

The System Status page contains an overall view of the chassis status and information about the components in the chassis. Click System Information to open a window that displays general system inventory information, an ambient temperature reading, and options to control the identify, check log, and fault LEDs. To rename the chassis, click on the current name of the chassis and enter a new one, with up to 15 alphanumeric characters.
Chassis tab The Chassis tab displays health information for individual components in a table or graphical view.
  • Chassis Table View - Click Chassis Table View on the Chassis page to view a table containing components that are installed in the chassis. The information includes the device name, type, overall health status, bay, bay-type, machine type/model, and serial number. Click Export and select a file format to save the information to a file.
  • Chassis Graphical View - Click Chassis Graphical View to view a map of the front and rear view of the chassis with all installed components. A component might have a green (normal operation), yellow (non-critical event has occurred), or red (critical event has occurred) tint to indicate the health status of a component. Place the pointer over a component to view the name, bay, model, and status information for that component. Right-click a component to access a menu of options for the component, including power and restart, connectivity tests, LED identification, and component console access. When you click a component, the bottom of the Chassis page will populate with component-specific property tabs. Every property tab is not applicable to every component.
    Note: Some older devices that are installed in the chassis might have device graphics in the Chassis Graphical View that are generalized images of the device and might not be entirely identical to your device. Use the inventory information to help identify the device type and model.
  • All of the tabs in the graphical view of the Chassis page are described as follows:
    • Events - List of log events for the selected component.
    • General - Configured options that are specific to each component. The fields are read-only and can be changed from the Chassis Management menu.
  • Chassis Graphical View
    • Hardware - A component hierarchy tree on the left panel enables you to select a component and view the selected component's inventory information on the right panel. Expand a parent component (component with a +/-) box to show any associated child components. Click a parent component to view information about the component, including a table that contains the child components and inventory information about each child component. Click the lowest level child component (without a +/-) in the hierarchical tree to view its full inventory data.
    • Firmware - Information about the component firmware. Components for which multiple firmware instances are installed will have the information contained in a table.
    • Power - The following power information about the selected component:
      • State - Indicates whether the device is powered on or off.
      • Allocation - Minimum and maximum power that is allocated for the component.
      • Consumption History - Power consumption of the component for up to the past 24 hours.
    • Environmentals - Provides information about the selected component, including:
      • Temperature History - Graph of temperature records of the selected compute/storage node for up to the past 24 hours. The data is recorded every 10 minutes since CMM is running and the selected node is active. Display options include 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours, while scale of vertical axis in the graph is defined by the highest value recorded.
        Note: Stored data would be cleansed with CMM reset. For the next data entry after reset, the user has to wait for a whole interval of 10 minutes after CMM is up and running and the selected node is active.
      • Processor History - Graph of CPU usage percentages of the selected compute node for up to the past 24 hours. The data is recorded every 10 minutes since CMM is running and the chosen compute node is active with power on. Display options include 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours, while scale of vertical axis in the graph is defined by the highest value recorded.
        Note:
        1. The data is not available for storage node.
        2. Stored data would be cleansed with CMM reset. For the next data entry after reset, the user has to wait for a whole interval of 10 minutes after CMM is up and running and the chosen compute node is active with power on.
      • Memory History - Graph of memory usage percentages of the selected compute node for up to the past 24 hours. The data is recorded every 10 minutes since CMM is running and the chosen node is active with power on and operating system running. Display options include 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours, while scale of vertical axis in the graph is defined by the highest value recorded.
        Note:
        • The data is only available for Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Type 9532. See Lenovo x240 M5 Compute Node Type 9532 for more information.
        • Stored data would be cleansed with CMM reset. For the next data entry after reset, the user has to wait for a whole interval of 10 minutes after CMM is up and running and the selected compute node is active.
      • Status - Other information of the selected component, such as voltage. Some components might also provide one or more threshold values.
    • IO Connectivity - Compatibility information about the selected component and any internally connected I/O modules. This tab also provides information about the internal connectivity status between I/O modules and the network adapter of the component.
    • SOL Status - Information about the Serial over LAN connection and configuration of the component.
    • Boot Sequence - Applies only to compute nodes and enables the user to select the boot order of components that the selected compute node will use when starting up. The following attributes are available for each device:
      • Device ID - Numeric identifier for the device.
      • Active - Information about whether a device is active and can be used in the boot order.
      • Presence - Information about the presence of a device. A missing device can be used in the boot order. When the device is present, it is booted in the order in which it was configured.
      • Device Label - Label provided by the device.
      • User Label - Label provided by the user.
      • Order - Location in the boot order.
    • LEDs - LEDs that are present on the selected component. All of the LED information viewed from the chassis graphical view property tabs is read-only. The state of some LEDs can be changed through the Chassis Management menu.
    • Boot Mode - Applies only to compute nodes and indicates the following information:
      • Active boot mode - Location of the active copy of the compute node firmware, either the temporary bank or the permanent bank.
      • Pending boot mode - Location where the compute node firmware can be obtained upon the next restart, either the temporary bank or the permanent bank
    • Port info - Applies only to I/O modules and provides information about each switch port.
Parent topic: Web interface options