Dears,
our ESXi server (4.0) is shuting down on random basis. It was working fine for ~2 years, but recently, it stops. Sometimes, it's several times a day, sometimes several times a week.
We are trying to deal this issue with HP support. We have upgraded BIOS to version HP System BIOS P56 2011-05-02. After the upgrade, it was working for ~3-4 days without restart, but yesterday, it restarted again several times.
We also moved the majority of our VM's outside this server, though there are still 4 servers running there.
Some system info:
VMWare ESX 4.0.0 build-181792 2009-07-30
VMWare, Inc. VMware ESXi Alternate Boot Bank 4.0.0-0.6.181792
bnx2 driver 1.6.9
HPSmart Array controller 4.12
bnx2 device firmware 1.9.6
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Now ... As I am writing this post, I found a strange thing on the ESXi VMWare vSphere console. In Configuration -> Health Status -> Power, I see following entries:
System Board 1 Power Meter - Device enabled,Normal,240 Watts
Power Supply 1: Running/Full Power-Enabled,Normal,0 Watts
Power Supply 2: Running/Full Power-Enabled,Normal,0 Watts
Power Supply 3 Power Supplies - Fully redundant,Normal,
Power Supply 2 Power Supply 2: Failure detected - Deassert, Normal
Power Supply 1 Power Supply 1: Failure detected - Deassert, Normal
All the status is displayed as 'normal', although I see 'Failure detected' message there .. When I access the server over the ILO2 interface, I see health status says:
Fans: Ok; Fully Redundant
Temperatures: Ok
VRMs: Ok
Power Supplies: Ok; Fully Redundant
In the ILO2 log I see following entries:
Server power restored.
Power-On signal sent to host server by: Administrator.
Browser login: Administrator - 10.50.12.109(DNS name not found).
Browser logout: Administrator - 10.50.12.109(DNS name not found).
Server power removed.
Server reset.
Server power restored.
Power-On signal sent to host server by: Administrator.
Browser login: Administrator - 10.50.12.109(DNS name not found).
Any thoughts what could be wrong? Do you think it may be power supply? If so, can I gather more details about the power, so I am sure?
Your help is highly appreciated. Thank you for your time in advance,
Juraj
