Table 51. Symptom-to-FRU index

Problem

 

 

 

indicator

Component

Possible cause

Possible solutions

 

 

 

 

Amber LED is lit

Drive CRU

Drive failure

Replace the failed drive.

 

(Drive Fault

 

Note: The amber LED on the

 

LED)

 

drive is also lit if the drive slot

 

Note: The

 

has a blank drive tray inserted.

 

green Drive

 

 

 

Drive uncertified

Verify the drive option and FRU

 

Activity LED

 

 

part number to verify that it is

 

might also be

 

 

 

supported by the DS4700

 

lit.

 

 

 

Express Storage Subsystem. (For

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRU part numbers, see Table 52

 

 

 

on page 189.)

 

 

 

 

 

RAID controller

RAID controller

Replace the RAID controller. See

 

(Fault LED)

failure

your controller documentation for

 

Note:

 

more information. See Chapter 5,

 

Controller

 

“Replacing components,” on page

 

Service Action

 

145 for more information.

 

Allowed LED

 

 

 

Controller was

Use the menu function in the

 

will also be lit.

 

placed offline by a

DS4700 Express Subsystem

 

 

 

 

user or the other

Management window to place the

 

 

controller.

controller back online. If the

 

 

 

controller continues going to an

 

 

 

offline state after being placed

 

 

 

online, replace the RAID

 

 

 

controller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsupported

Use the Storage Manager Client

 

 

controller type. For

Subsystem Management window

 

 

example, a DS4200

and Recovery Guru to verify that

 

 

Express FRU is

the correct controller FRU is

 

 

inserted into a

used. Replace with the correct

 

 

DS4700 Express

DS4700 Express controller FRU.

 

 

chassis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID controller

No incoming signal

Reconnect the SFP modules and

 

(Port Bypass

detected

the fibre-channel cables. Verify

 

LED)

 

the input and output SFP using

 

 

 

the path failure determination

 

 

 

instruction in the DS4000

 

 

 

Problem Determination Guide

 

 

 

and the FC loopback and

 

 

 

female-female LC connector.

 

 

 

Replace either input or output

 

 

 

SFP modules or fibre channel

 

 

 

cables as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect enclosure

When connecting storage

 

 

speed setting

expansion enclosures to the

 

 

 

existing operating redundant

 

 

 

drive loop with a different speed

 

 

 

setting, the port goes into bypass

 

 

 

mode because mixing different

 

 

 

speed enclosures within the

 

 

 

same redundant drive

 

 

 

loop/channel is not supported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID controller

If the RAID controller Fault LED

 

 

failure

is lit, also replace the RAID

 

 

 

controller.

 

 

 

 

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