Send Global Command
Send global command is a mandatory SAF-TE command that is used to send
commands that apply to the entire enclosure globally rather than to a specific
device, channel, or device slot. Global commands set a flag on the enclosure SEP
that can give several results as listed below:
Write Device Slot Status Command
Write device slots status is a mandatory SAF-TE command. These commands
affect the device slots and can only be set from a host adapter. Device Slot Status
commands set a flag on the enclosure SEP that can give several results as listed
below:
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SYSTEM FAULT Indicates that a global error condition has occurred
as determined by the host adapter.
WARNING FAULT Condition is determined by the host adapter.
COOLING FAULT Indicates that a blower/temperature failure has
occurred.
POWER SUPPLY FAULT Indicates that system power has been lost.
DRIVE FAULT Indicates that a drive has failed.
DRIVE 'x' FAULT Indicates that a potential error has or may have
occurred on a drive.
ARRAY FAULT Indicates that an array has failed.
CRITICAL FAULT Indicates that an array is not fault-tolerant.
ARRAY FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates a member of the array has an
error.
CRITICAL FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates that the device is in an array
that has become non-fault tolerant.
DATA PARITY FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates the device is in an array
which is undergoing a parity check
operation.
DATA TRANSFER FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates that the device has exhibited
some hardware or data fault.
NO DRIVE FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates that the slot has no drive
inserted.
PREDICTED FAULT IN SLOT 'x' Indicates that the device has been
tagged by a fault prediction algorithm
as being likely to fail in the near
future.
REBUILDING DRIVE IN SLOT 'x' Indicates that the device is being
rebuilt.