Can anyone explain this error to me? Is my fan dying? :(

[frbjeffj]

Getting this wall'd now.. old AIX lpar.. 7 years old maybe.. running 5.2 which IBM won't even support me on anymore..

Thanks for any help on this!
Jeff

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Subject: diagela message from xxxxxxx

A PROBLEM WAS DETECTED ON Wed Aug 31 04:06:16 EDT 2011 801014

The Service Request Number(s)/Probable Cause(s)
(causes are listed in descending order of probability):

651-880: The CEC or SPCN reported an error. Report the SRN and the following
reference and physical location codes to your service provider.
Error log information:
Date: Wed Aug 31 00:52:26 EDT 2011
Sequence number: 1828990
Label: EPOW_SUS_CHRP
Ref. Code: 10117631 FRU: n/a U0.1-F3

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Broadcast message from root@xxxxxxx (tty) at 12:00:01 ...

rc.powerfail:1::WARNING!!! The system is now operating with cooling problem. This message will be walled every 12 hours. Remove this crontab entry after the problem is resolved.

 

[itsp1965]

Just because IBM won't support AIX 5.2 doesn't mean they won't support your hardware. If you don't address this, you can possibly lose power to the entire frame. If you still have a service contract then you should open a call with 1-800-IBM-SERV to have a tech come in.

 

[DukeSSD]

Yeah, AIX 5.2 may be out of support but you need hardware support.
It looks like the fan at U0.1-F3 may have failed.
Try diag > advanced diags > system verification > sysplanar0 and see if it is still reporting or if it was a one off.

From the hardware info center:

1xxx 7631 Air Moving Device missing error

A problem was dectected with an Air Moving Device which can be caused by an Air Moving Device not being installed. Ensure the fans, and fan tray are fully seated into the fan connectors. Install Air Moving Device if missing, replace if already installed.