Table 4. Front Panel Features
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Front Panel Switches |
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C | NMI switch | A momentary contact switch used to instruct the processor to copy system | ||
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| memory to the hard drive. Pressing the recessed button with a paper clip or pin | |
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| puts the server in a halt state for diagnostic purposes and allows you to issue a | |
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| non•maskable interrupt. After issuing the interrupt, a memory dump can be | |
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| performed to determine the cause of the problem. |
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D | Power switch | Toggles the system power on/off. |
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E | Reset switch | Reboots and initializes the system. |
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Front Panel Alarm LEDs and Relays |
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F | Critical (amber) | When | continuously lit, indicates the presence of a Critical System Fault. A | |
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| critical system fault is an error or event that is detected by the system with a | |
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| fatal impact to the system. In this case, the system cannot continue to operate. | |
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| An example could be the loss of a large section of memory or other corruption | |
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| that renders the system not operational. Additionally, the front panel critical | |
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| alarm relay will engage. |
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G | Major (amber) | When | continuously lit, indicates the presence of a Major System Fault. | A major |
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| system fault is an error or event that is detected by the system that has | |
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| discernable impact to system operation. In this case, the system can continue | |
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| to operate but in a “degraded” fashion (reduced performance or loss of | |
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| mirrored disks. Additionally, the front panel major alarm relay will engage. | |
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H | Minor (amber) | When | continuously lit, indicates the presence of a Minor System Fault. | A minor |
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| system fault is an error or event that is detected by the system but has little | |
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| impact to actual system operation. An example would be a correctable | |
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| ECC error. Additionally, the front panel minor alarm relay will engage. | |
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I | Power (amber) | When | continuously lit, indicates the presence of a Power System Fault. |
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| Additionally, the front panel power alarm relay will engage. |
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Front Panel Status LEDs |
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J | NIC activity LED |
| Indicates NIC activity. |
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K | HDD activity |
| Indicates any system SCSI hard drive activity. |
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L | Main power |
| When continuously lit, indicates the presence of DC power in the server. The | |
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| LED goes out when the power is turned off or the power source is disrupted. | |
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| When it is blinking green, it indicates that the system is in ACPI sleep mode. | |
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Chassis Description | 11 |
