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 4-28 shows the indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 12-disk controller enclosure and Figure 4-29 shows the indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 25-disk controller enclosure.
Figure 4-28 Indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 12-disk controller enclosure![]()
Figure 4-29 Indicators on the front panel of a 2 U 25-disk controller enclosure![]()
Table 4-6 describes the indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-6 Description of the indicators on the front panel of a controller enclosureModule
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Indicator
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Status and Description
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Disk module
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Running indicator of the disk module
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- Steady green: The disk module is working correctly.
- Blinking green (4 Hz or above): The disk module is reading and writing data.
- Off: The disk module is powered off or powered on incorrectly.
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Location/Alarm indicator of the disk module
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- Steady yellow: The disk module is faulty.
- Blinking yellow (2 Hz): 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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Location indicator of the controller enclosure
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- Blinking blue (2 Hz): The controller enclosure is being located.
- Off: The controller enclosure is not located.
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Alarm indicator of the controller enclosure
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- Steady yellow: 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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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 booting the operating system or being powered off.
- Off: The controller enclosure is off or powered by the BBUs.
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Indicators on the Rear Panel
Figure 4-30 and Figure 4-31 show the indicators on the rear panel.
Figure 4-30 Indicators on the rear panel of a 12-disk controller enclosure![]()
Figure 4-31 Indicators on the rear panel of a 25-disk controller enclosure![]()
Table 4-7 describes the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosure.
Table 4-7 Description of the indicators on the rear panel of a controller enclosureModule
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Indicator
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Status and Description
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Interface module
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Interface module Power indicator
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Controllers support a wide range of interface modules. For details about the indicator status of interface modules, see Interface Module.
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Interface module port indicator
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Power module
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Running/Alarm indicator of the power module
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- Steady green: The power supply is working properly.
- Blinking green (1 Hz): The power input is normal but the device is powered off.
- Blinking green (4 Hz): The power module is being upgraded online.
- Steady yellow: The power module is faulty.
- Off: No external power is input.
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Controller
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10GE/25GE port indicator
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- Steady blue: The speed is the highest.
- Blinking blue (2 Hz): The port is transmitting data at the highest speed.
- Steady green: The speed is not the highest.
- Blinking green (2 Hz): The port is transmitting data, but not at the highest speed.
- Steady yellow: The optical module or cable is faulty or not supported by the port.
- Blinking yellow (2 Hz): The problem is being located.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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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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Speed indicator of the management network port
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- Steady yellow: Data is being transferred at the highest rate.
- Off: The data transfer speed is lower than the highest speed.
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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, or the controller is in the power-off process.
- Off: The controller is absent or powered off.
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Controller Alarm indicator
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- Steady yellow: An alarm is generated on the controller.
- Off: The controller is working correctly.
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Built-in FRU Alarm indicator
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- Steady yellow: The FRU (BBU) in the controller is faulty.
- Off: The FRU in the controller is normal.
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Indicator of the mini SAS HD expansion port
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- Steady blue: The port transmission rate is 4 x 12 Gbit/s.
- Steady green: The port transmission rate is 4 x 3 Gbit/s or 4 x 6 Gbit/s.
- Steady yellow: The port is faulty.
- Off: The link to the port is down.
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Link/Active indicator of the GE electrical port
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- Steady green: The link to the application server is normal.
- Blinking green (2 Hz): Data is being transferred.
- Off: The link to the application server is down or no link exists.
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Speed indicator of the GE electrical port
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- Steady yellow: The data transfer rate between the storage system and the application server is 1 Gbit/s.
- Off: The data transfer rate between the storage system and the application server is less than 1 Gbit/s.
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BBU
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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 yellow: The BBU is faulty.
- Off: The module is powered off or swappable.
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