Troubleshooting

Common Problems and Interpreting the LED Indications

LED Status

Reason

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status Indicator

SCSI data cable not properly

Verify that the SCSI data cable is

LEDs not

connected.

properly connected to the CR8e

functioning

 

SCSI-2 connector and to the

properly.

 

controller card.

 

 

 

A specific drive’s

An assigned drive has failed.

Replace the disk drive and begin

Status LED is

The CR8e is in a non-fault

rebuilding the array, see

blinking amber

tolerant mode.

Replacing a Disk Drive on

and the Channel

 

page 57.

Mode LED is

 

 

steady amber.

 

 

 

 

 

A specific drive’s

An assigned drive has failed.

Replace the failed disk drive

Status LED is

The CR8e is in a non-fault

(Drive’s Status LED blinking

blinking amber,

tolerant mode and a rebuild

amber).

the remainder of

operation is in progress.

 

the drive’s Status

 

 

LEDs in that array

 

 

are steady amber,

 

 

and the Channel

 

 

Mode LED is

 

 

steady amber.

 

 

 

 

 

A specific drive’s

The disk drive is missing.

Insert a disk drive and begin an

Status LED is OFF

The CR8e is in a non-fault

array rebuild, see Replacing a

and the Channel

tolerant mode.

Disk Drive on page 57.

Mode LED is

 

 

steady amber.

 

 

 

 

 

A specific drive’s

A drive has not been

Assign the drive to an array,

Status LED is

assigned into an array or the

refer to the nStor AM RAID

blinking green and

drive is a hot spare, however

Utilities User’s Guide.

the Channel Mode

it is in a ready state.

 

LED is steady

 

 

green.

 

 

 

 

 

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NStor Technologies CR8e manual Common Problems and Interpreting the LED Indications, LED Status Reason Solution

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