I have a DL310e Gen8 server with a p222 FBWC SmartArray controller. I'm using iLO 4 Standard. Relevant ROM/firmware versions:
- The server's system ROM is: J04 12/10/2012.
- iLO 4's Firmware: 1.22 Apr 19 2013
- p222 controller firmware: 3.54
After every reboot, I'm seeing some strange errors when viewing the iLO's integrated management log. Here are the three that concern me:
- POST Error: 1785-Slot X Drive Array Not Configured
- POST Error: 1783-Slot X Drive Array Controller Failure
- POST Error: 1719 - A controller failure event occurred prior to this power-up
Notice that for errors 1785 and 1783, the specific slot is not enumerated. It's a generic error that isn't necessarily tied to the p222. Perhaps it's the b120i integrated controller that it's referring to? The iLO's system information >> Storage node tells me that all is well with both the p222 and the b120i:
It should be noted that out of the box, the p222 controller would hang with error 0x13 every time a logical drive was made. Reports abounded across the internet about that being a common problem with version 3.42 of the p222 controller. I was able to upgrade it to 3.54 and all has seemed well otherwise. I have a test installation of Windows 2012 on the server and it is successfully using the p222's volumes for system and data volumes.
What could be causing these errors that are logged in the iLO's integrated management log?