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 4-23 shows the indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 25-disk controller enclosure and Figure 4-24 shows the indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 12-disk controller enclosure.
Figure 4-23 Indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 25-disk controller enclosure![]()
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Running indicator of the disk module
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2
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Location/Alarm indicator of the disk module
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3
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Location indicator of the controller enclosure
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4
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Alarm indicator of the controller enclosure
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5
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Power indicator/Power button of the controller enclosure
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Figure 4-24 Indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 12-disk controller enclosure![]()
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Running indicator of the disk module
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2
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Location/Alarm indicator of the disk module
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3
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Location indicator of the controller enclosure
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4
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Alarm indicator of the controller enclosure
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5
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Power indicator/Power button of the controller enclosure
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Table 4-5 describes the indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-5 Description of the 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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Disk module
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1
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Running indicator of the disk module
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- Steady green: The disk module is working correctly.
- Blinking green: Data is being read and written on the disk module.
- Off: The disk module is powered off or powered on incorrectly.
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2
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Location/Alarm indicator of the disk module
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- Steady red: The disk module is faulty.
- Blinking red: The disk module is being located.
- Off: The disk module is working correctly or hot swappable.
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System subrack
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3
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Location indicator of 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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4
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Alarm indicator of 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 of the controller enclosure
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- Steady green: The controller enclosure is powered on.
- Blinking green (0.5 Hz): The controller enclosure is being powered on.
- 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 is in the standby state.
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Indicators on the Rear Panel
Figure 4-25 shows the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure.
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The following figure shows the indicators on the OceanStor 5500 V3.
Figure 4-25 Indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure![]()
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Power indicator/Hot Swap button on an interface module
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2
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Link/Speed indicator of the 16 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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3
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Running/Alarm indicator of the power module
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4
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Link/Active indicator of the management network port
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5
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Speed indicator of the management network port
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6
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Power indicator of the controller
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7
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Alarm indicator of the controller
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8
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Mini SAS HD expansion port indicator
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9
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Link/Active/Mode indicator of the SmartIO port
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10
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Running/Alarm indicator of the BBU
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Table 4-6 describes the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-6 Description of the 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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Interface module
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1
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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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2
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Link/Speed indicator of the 16 Gbit/s Fibre Channel port
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- Steady blue: The data transfer rate is 16 Gbit/s.
- Blinking blue: Data is being transferred.
- Steady green: The data transfer rate 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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Power-BBU module
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3
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Running/Alarm indicator of the power module
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- Steady green: The power supply is correct.
- 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 found.
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Controller
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4
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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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5
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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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6
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Power indicator of the controller
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- Steady green: The controller is powered on.
- The Power indicator blinking green and the Alarm indicator blinking red: The controller is being located.
- 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, or the controller is in the power-off process.
- Off: The controller is absent or powered off.
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7
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Alarm indicator of the controller
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- Steady red: An alarm is generated on the controller.
- The Alarm indicator blinking red and the Power indicator blinking green: The controller is being located.
- Off: The controller is working correctly.
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8
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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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Link/Active/Mode indicator of the SmartIO port
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- Blinking blue slowly (1 Hz): The interface module is working in FC mode, and the port link is down.
- Blinking blue quickly (2 Hz): The interface module is working in FC mode, and data is being transmitted.
- Steady blue: The interface module is working in FC mode, the port link is up, and no data is being transmitted.
- Blinking green slowly (1 Hz): The interface module is working in ETH mode, and the port link is down.
- Blinking green quickly (2 Hz): The interface module is working in ETH mode, and data is being transmitted.
- Steady green: The interface module is working in ETH mode, the port link is up, and no data is being transmitted.
- Steady red: The port is faulty.
- Off: The port is not powered on.
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Power-BBU module
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10
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Running/Alarm indicator of the 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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a: When the onboard port is a GE electrical port, the indicators on both sides of the port are the Speed indicator and Link/Active indicator. For details about these indicators, see No.4 and No.5.
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