After a controller enclosure is powered on, you can check the current operating status of the controller enclosure by viewing its indicators.
Indicators on the Front Panel
Figure 4-56 shows the indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosure.
Figure 4-56 Indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosure![]()
1
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Running/Alarm indicator on a BBU
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2
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Fan module Running/Alarm indicator
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3
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Controller power indicator
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4
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Alarm indicator on the controller enclosure
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5
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Power indicator/Power button on the controller enclosure
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6
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Location indicator on the controller enclosure
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7
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Controller alarm indicator
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Table 4-19 describes the indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-19 Indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosureModule
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No.
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Indicator
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Status and Description
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BBU
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1
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Running/Alarm indicator on a BBU
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- Steady green: The BBU is fully charged.
- Blinking green (1 Hz): The BBU is being charged.
- Blinking green (4 Hz): The BBU is being discharged.
- Steady red: The BBU is faulty.
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Controller
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2
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Fan module Running/Alarm indicator
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- Steady green: Fan modules are working correctly.
- Steady red: The fan module is faulty.
- Off: Fan modules are powered off.
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3
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Controller power indicator
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- Steady green: The controller is powered on.
- Blinking green (0.5 Hz): The controller is powered on and in the BIOS boot process.
- Blinking green (2 Hz): The controller is in the operating system boot process.
- Off: The controller cannot be detected or is powered off.
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System subrack
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4
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Alarm indicator on the controller enclosure
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- Steady red: An alarm whose severity is major or higher is generated on the storage system.
- Off: The storage system is running properly.
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5
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Power indicator/Power button on the controller enclosure
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- Steady green: The controller enclosure is powered on.
- Blinking green (0.5 Hz): The controller enclosure is powered on for a short time.
- Blinking green (1 Hz): The controller enclosure is in the burn-in test.
- Blinking green (2 Hz): The controller enclosure is in the operating system boot process, or is being powered off.
- Off: The controller enclosure is powered off or powered by BBUs.
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6
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Location indicator on the controller enclosure
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- Blinking blue: The controller enclosure is being located.
- Off: The controller enclosure is not located.
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Controller
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7
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Controller alarm indicator
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- Steady red: An alarm about the controller is generated.
- Off: The controller is working correctly.
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Indicators on the Rear Panel
Figure 4-57 shows the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure.
Figure 4-57 Indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure![]()
1
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Running/Alarm indicator on a power module
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2
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Power indicator/Hot Swap button on an interface module
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3
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Power indicator on a management module
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4
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Speed indicator of the management network port
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5
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Link/Active indicator of the management network port
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6
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Speed indicator of a GE electrical port
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7
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Link/Active indicator of a GE electrical port
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8
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Link/Speed indicator of a 10 Gbit/s FCoE port
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9
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Link/Speed indicator of a 16 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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10
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Link/Speed indicator of an 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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11
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Indicator of the mini SAS HD expansion port
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Table 4-20 describes the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-20 Indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosureModule
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No.
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Indicator
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Status and Description
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Power module
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1
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Running/Alarm indicator on a power module
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- Steady green: The power supply is normal.
- Blinking green: The power input is normal but the device is powered off.
- Steady red: The power module is faulty.
- Off: No external power input is available.
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Interface module
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2
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Power indicator/Hot Swap button on an interface module
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- Steady green: The interface module is working correctly.
- Blinking green: The interface module receives a hot swap request.
- Steady red: The interface module is faulty.
- Off: The interface module is powered off or can be hot-swappable.
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Management module
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3
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Power indicator on a management module
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- Steady green: The module is working correctly.
- Blinking green: The module receives a hot swap request.
- Steady red: The module is faulty.
- Off: The module is powered off or hot swappable.
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4
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Speed indicator of the management network port
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- Steady orange: Data is being transferred at the highest rate.
- Off: The data transfer speed is lower than the highest speed.
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5
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Link/Active indicator of the management network port
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- Steady green: The port is connected properly.
- Blinking green: Data is being transferred.
- Off: The port is connected abnormally.
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Interface module
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6
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Speed indicator of a GE electrical port
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- Steady orange: The data transfer rate between the controller enclosure and the application server is 1 Gbit/s.
- Off: The data transfer rate between the controller enclosure and the application server is lower than 1 Gbit/s.
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7
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Link/Active indicator of a GE electrical port
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- Steady green: The connection between the controller enclosure and the application server is correct.
- Blinking green: Data is being transferred.
- Off: The connection between the controller enclosure and the application server is incorrect.
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8
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Link/Speed indicator of a 10 Gbit/s FCoE port
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- Steady blue: The data transfer rate between the storage system and the application server is 10 Gbit/s.
- Blinking blue: Data is being transferred.
- Steady red: The port is faulty.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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9
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Link/Speed indicator of a 16 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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- Steady blue: The data transfer rate between the storage system and the application server is 16 Gbit/s.
- Blinking blue: Data is being transferred.
- Steady green: The data transfer rate between the storage system and the application server is 4 Gbit/s or 8 Gbit/s.
- Blinking green: Data is being transferred.
- Steady red: The port is faulty.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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10
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Link/Speed indicator of an 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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- Steady blue: The data transfer rate is 8 Gbit/s.
- Blinking blue: Data is being transferred.
- Steady green: The data transfer rate is 2 Gbit/s or 4 Gbit/s.
- Blinking green: Data is being transferred.
- Steady red: The port is faulty.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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11
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Mini SAS HD expansion port indicator
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- Steady blue: Data is transferred to the downstream disk enclosure at the rate of 4 x 12 Gbit/s.
- Steady green: Data is transferred to the downstream disk enclosure at the rate of 4 x 3 Gbit/s or 4 x 6 Gbit/s.
- Steady red: The port is faulty.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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