Problem indicator

FRU/Action

 

 

 

Amber LED on and green ac power

1.

Make sure AC power is good at the source.

LED off on power supply

2.

Power Cord

 

 

3.

Power supply

 

 

 

Green LED on (Drive CRU ID=6)

1.

If not currently cluster configured, power cycle the

 

 

Netfinity EXP300 to re-enable ID=6.

 

 

One or more green LEDs off (one or

( No activity to the drive. No action is required.)

two drive CRUs)

 

 

 

 

One or more green LEDs off (all

( No activity to the drive. No action is required.)

drive CRUs or those on one bus)

1.

Check SCSI-bus cables and connections.

 

 

2.

Use RAID management software to check the SCSI-bus

 

 

status.

 

3.

ESM board

 

 

 

One or more green LEDs off (front

1.

Make sure the cables are plugged in and power supplies

panel)

 

are turned on.

 

2.

Power supply

 

 

 

Intermittent or sporadic power loss

1.

Check the ac power source

to the expansion unit

2.

Resecure all installed power cables and power supplies

 

 

3.

Power supply

 

 

 

Unable to access drives on one or

1.

Make sure SCSI cables are undamaged and properly

both SCSI buses

 

connected.

 

2.

Check the drive SCSI ID settings. Ensure that option

 

 

switches 1 and 3 (inside the switch card) are set to the

 

 

appropriate positions.

 

 

Attention:

 

 

Change switch positions only when your host server and

 

 

expansion unit is turned off.

 

3.

ESM board

 

4.

Bridge card (All high address or all low address hard-

 

 

disk drive failed)

 

 

 

Random errors

1.

Mid-plane

 

 

 

Locations

Getting started

You can install the EXP300 expansion unit in the following types of enclosures:

An Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 310 standard rack cabinet

The IBM Netfinity EXP300 Rack-to-Tower Conversion Kit

An IBM Netfinity NetBAY enclosure

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