Compaq LP8000-F1 Windows NT Event Viewer, HBA Post LED States, Green LED Yellow LED Description

4-2Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide

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HBA POST LED States

Green LED	Yellow LED	Description
Off	Off	Wake-up failure (inoperable HBA)
Off	On	POST failure (inoperable HBA)
Off	Slow blink (1 Hz)	Wake-up failure
Off	Fast blink (4 Hz)	Failure in POST
Off	Flashing (irregular)	POST processing in progress
On	Off	Failure while functioning
On	On	Failure while functioning
On	Slow blink (1 Hz)	Normal (inactive)
On	Flashing (irregular)	Normal (active)
On	Fast blink (4 Hz)	Normal (busy)
Slow blink	Off	Normal (link down or not yet started)
Slow blink	Slow blink (1 Hz)	Off-line for download
Slow blink	Fast blink (4 Hz)	Restricted off-line mode (waiting for restart)

The Windows NT Event Viewer

The Windows NT SCSI driver verifies the condition of the HBA POST. If there is a failure or a suspected failure, an error log entry is issued to the Windows NT System Event Logger (Viewer).

Following is the procedure for viewing the Windows NT error log.

From the Main menu:

1.Double click or select the Administrative Tools program group.

2.Double click or select the Event Viewer. The display shows a list of discrete events specifying the source name LP8NDS35 (NT SCSI driver).

3.Double click any event with the source name LP8NDS35.