IBM SY33-0193-00 manual Locating a Broken Loop, Light

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Status

of Light

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Both

SSA

links

are

inactive.

Permanently on

Both

SSA

links

are

active.

Slow

flash

Only

one

SSA

link

is

active.

(two

seconds

on,

 

 

 

 

 

two

seconds

off)

 

 

 

 

 

If you need more information about the lights, see:

ŸFor adapter lights, “Introducing the IBM SerialRAID Adapter” on page 1 in this book.

Ÿ For other lights, the service information for the device that contains the lights

Locating a Broken Loop

Using

the

RSM

configurator,

go

to

the Physical

View

of the

selected

adapter

and

for the symbolBreak . This indicates a

broken SSA

loop.

 

 

 

 

Using

the

DOS

configurator

you

can

access

the

disk

service

aids to

show the

SSA l

that

is broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

à￿ð

*333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333330Ur

+CONFIG SSA Configurator and Service Aids yymmdd DOS Version+ ,333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333332

*33333333333333333333333333330

+ Main Menu+ 13333333333333333333333333333#

+*33333333333333333333333333333333333330

+ +

Disk Service Aids

+

+13333333333333333333333333333333333333#

+

+

Link

SSA UID

Status

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

Port A1

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

UIDxxxxx

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

UIDyxxxx

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

UID3xxxx

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

UID4xxxx

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

--------

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

UID5xxxx

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

+

Port A2

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

,33+

Port B1

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

No disks

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

Port B2

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

,33333333333333333333333333333333333332

 

 

 

 

*33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333330

 

 

+<ESCAPE> Exit

<ENTER> Select

<F1> Help

<F2> Format

 

+

 

 

+<F3> Certify

<F4> ServiceMode

<F5> Diagnostics

<F9> FlashOn

+

 

 

+<F1ð>

FlashOff

 

 

 

 

 

 

@

 

,33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333332

 

á

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ñ

 

 

 

This example screen shows a break (the dotted

line) in the SSA loop between the

second

and third

disk

drives. In

the

condition

shown by the display, the Ready li

on the

second and

third disk

drives

are

both

flashing.

SSA Link Errors 17

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Contents IBM Page October Maintenance Manual1998 FirstContents Identify How This Book Is Organized About This SupplementRelated Publications SerialRAID Adapter Installation and , User’s S33-3283GuideIBM SerialRAID Adapter Technical ,ReferenceSA33-3275-01 SerialRAID SerialRAID Adapter Installation and Usersfor moreGuidetailsGeneral Information See Installation Using the SRN TableDisplaying SRNs SRN TableRepair Verification Verify Adapters Unless You are instructedService Request Numbers SRNs5 SSA Service Request Numbers SRNs7 FRU List Service Request Numbers SRNs9 40% Service Request Numbers SRNs11 SSA Loop Configurations that Are Not Valid Software and Microcode ErrorsDealing with Fast-Write Problems Service Request Numbers SRNs13 IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Example SSA Link Error Problem DeterminationLink Status Lights Light Locating a Broken LoopIBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Using the DOS Configurator Replacement Disk DrivesDisk Exchanging a Non-Array Disk DriveUsing ConfiguratorGuide RSMExchanging an Array Disk Using the RSM Configurator UsingExchanging an Array Disk ListModule IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Exchanging the Fast-Write Cache Card Installing a DramRemoving the Cache Card Refer to Figure Remove Pin2/ Removing the Fast-Write Cache Card CardDirection shown by the arrow in the diagram, and plug it Installing the Collar and Pin of the Fast-Write Cache Card Disk Service Aids Service Aids and OtherAdapter Installation Users Guide Accessing Service Aids fromConfigurator Accessing Service AidsTo Set Service Mode with the DOS Configurator Service ModeHere Loop Is broken Between Third Fourth disk Drives Status To Set Service Mode With the RSM Configurator Format Disk To Format Using the DOS Configurator To Certify using the DOS Configurator To Format With the RSM ConfiguratorCertify Disk To Certify With the RSM Configurator To Identify With the RSM Configurator To Identify with the DOS ConfiguratorIdentify Function Download Microcode FunctionFinding the Physical Are AvailableFinding the Device When Finding the DeviceError Summary Event/Error LoggerLog View SSA Event LogIBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information To a Maintenance TasksUsing the RSM Configurator List FromArray NvramModifying Attributes of Resources Maintenance ManualSelectNot Present Blank Slot To select the disk drives for the array Creating an Array To create an arrayIBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Attaching a Resource IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Introduction UtilitiesEvent IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information BOOK? YOUSRN? Is the SRN 45PAA? MAP015 2010-4IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information MAP 2320 SSA Link IBM the SerialRAID Adapter Installation . Users GuideANY Are TextBreak 012FAILING? 013016 Is a TextBreakYes 017 0182320-6IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information MAP 2323 SSA Intermittent ErrorPAA Example 2323-4IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information MAP 2324 SSA RAID SelectDisk Service AidsDo YOU have SRN 49500? Did the Diagnostics Give YOU ANY Other SRN?Yes No 002 Action Not Necessarily by You?Are ANY Disk Drives LISTED? DisksYes 020 019021 022Did Did the Certify Service AID Fail AGAIN? 038 Open LOOP?Yes 039 Adapter Installation . Users Guide040 041047 Yes 046048 Modify Attributes Use Hot051 SelectSSA Adapter List Is the Problem SOLVED?On ANY ARRAY? 054060 059Yes No 061 062066 065Yes No 067 069 RAID CheckoutYes No 070 071Yes No 076 075077 Or MoreInto 090 089Yes 091 092How 2324-20IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information APPLICABLE? MAP 2410 SSA Repair VerificationAre ALL Check Lights OFF? Yes No 005006 You have just exchanged a disk drive Page IBM