RAID Subsystem
2.4 | Subsystem Monitoring | |
| The | |
| provide you with continual updates on the status of the system and individual components. | |
| The following monitoring features are included in the subsystem. | |
2.4.1 | I2C Bus | |
| The following subsystem elements are interfaced to the RAID controller over a | |
| viceable I2C bus: | |
| • | Cooling fan modules |
| • | PSUs |
| • | Temperature sensors |
2.4.2 | LED Indicators | |
| The following active components come with LEDs to indicate the status of the individual com- | |
| ponents: | |
| • | RAID controller |
| • | LCD panel |
| • | Cooling fan module |
| • | PSU module |
| • | BBU module |
| • | Drive trays |
2.4.3 | Firmware and Bosch RAIDWatch GUI | |
| Firmware: The firmware is | |
| firmware can be accessed either through the LCD keypad panel or a terminal emulation pro- | |
| gram running on a management computer that is connected to the subsystem’s serial port. | |
| Bosch RAIDWatch: Bosch RAIDWatch is a premier | |
| that can be installed on a remote computer and is used to access the array through LAN or the | |
| Internet. The manager communicates with the array via the connection of the existing host | |
| interface or Ethernet link to the | |
2.4.4 | Audible Alarms | |
| The subsystems come with audible alarms that are triggered when certain active components | |
| fail or when certain (controller or subsystem) thresholds are exceeded. If you hear hastily | |
| repeated beep tones from the subsystems it is imperative that you immediately determine and | |
| rectify the problem. | |
Event notification messages indicate the completion of or the condition when proceeding with array configuration tasks and are always accompanied by two or three successive and pro- longed beeps.
CAUTION!
Failing to respond when a critical alarm is heard can lead to permanent damage of the subsys- tem. When an audible alarm is heard, rectify the problem as soon as possible.
Bosch Security Systems | F.01U.027.797 V2 2008.08 |
