Windows Server 2008 issue on UCS C200

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi all,

I have a UCS C200 with 2 NIC. I was installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on it. The windows is successfully installed, i can login to windows. But after a couple seconds, the server shutdown itself. It was unpredicted shutdown and it was always happened after a couple seconds i login to windows.

I wonder why this is happening. Does anybody ever experience the same problem? Or maybe somebody have any idea?

Thanks.

[chrisb2]

Hey Brian,

Does the CIMC go down when the OS reboots or do you still have access to it?

Are there any messages in the SEL logs in the CIMC?

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Christopher,

I'm not using CIMC, so i'm not sure if it goes down or not.

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Christopher,

After i checked again, i still can access to CIMC web GUI when the server goes down. If i checked the SEL, there is nothing critcal event, only temperature of Power Supply is higher than normal.

Do you have any idea?

Thanks.

[Jennifer Casella]

Brian -

Also, is there anything in the system event log within the Windows OS that might give an indication as to why the server is shutting down.  Perhaps, some kind of licensing/activation issue?

Jen

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your reply. I'll check the event log.

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Jennifer,

I'm not able to see the event log because the server shutdown before i have a chance to capture it. Do you have any idea?

Thanks.

[Adam Casella]

Hey Brian -

I am not sure if there is a way to alter the system event log so that it is preserved across a reboot.  Is the log file completely empty?  When the server goes down, do you lose access to the C-series CIMC interface as well, or is it just the OS?  How often is this happening?

Jen

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Adam,

I'll check the event log again. When the server goes down, i can still ping to CIMC interface. Everytime i login to windows, a couple seconds later, it shutdown. I don't have a chance to activate Windows yet.

Any idea?

Thanks.

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi Jennifer,

I did manage to activate the Windows Server 2008. So i think there is no activation issue.

[Bryan Wulfric]

Hi all,

I got the system event log from the server. Maybe there is someone who can help me?

Thanks.