[geeks] VRM Failures

[Kevin]

I considered it, but i wasn't 100% trusting of IBM's "LightPath"
diagnostics.  I knew that the RAID controller and array were
both fine, so if i swapped them things would be up and running
ASAP.

The extra server was just sitting there two units up on the rack.
 Easy enough.

/KRM

On Mon, 3 May 2004 15:38:48 +0000
Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:

> > From: Kevin <kevin at mpcf.com>
> > Date: 2004/05/03 Mon PM 02:46:04 GMT
> > To: geeks at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [geeks] VRM Failures
> > 
> > My DNS server at work died this morning.  VRM failure in an
> > IBM xSeries 340.  Actual CPU failures seem to be fairly rare
> > but these damn VRM modules don't seem to be nearly as hardy. 
> > What exactly do VRM modules do?  I am assuming "Voltage
> > Regulation Module" or something of that nature...
> > 
> > As for the DNS server, i had an extra identical sever lying
> > around so i just popped in the RAID controller and drives and
> > got DNS back up.
> 
> Why not just swap the VRM? ;^)
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