Disk Drives, RAID Volumes | Promise Technology NS4300N specification

		Chapter 8: Troubleshooting


	Reported Event	Corrective Action

	System was shut down	The SmartStor shut down incorrectly the last time.
	abnormally.	See “Shutting Down the SmartStor” on page 98.

	CPU temperature is	Allow the SmartStor to cool for several minutes. Then
	higher than 50°C/122°F.	restart the SmartStor and check system temperature
	System will shut down.	and fan operation. See page 120.
		Be sure there is adequate air circulation around the
	System temperature is	Be sure there is adequate air circulation around the
	higher than 50°C/122°F.	SmartStor.
	System will shut down.

	System fan speed is lower	Replace the fan. See page 148.
	than 1500 RPM. Check
	the system before
	continuing.

	AC Power failure. System	Restore the AC power. Then restart the SmartStor.
	will shut down.	See “Connecting the Power” on page 8.

	Disk Drives

	Task X timeout on disk Y	A LBA error. Check the disk drives. See page 112.
	at LBA [address]	Check the RAID Volume. See page 113. Replace the
		disk drive or rebuild the RAID Volume as needed.
	Task X disk error on disk	disk drive or rebuild the RAID Volume as needed.
	Task X disk error on disk
	Y at LBA [address] with
	status Z

	S.M.A.R.T threshold	Check the disk drives. See page 112. Replace the
	exceeded on disk X	failed drive. See page 113.

	BSL update on disk X at	Bad sector on a disk drive. Check the disk drives.
	LBA [address]	See page 112. Replace the disk drive if it continues
		to receive BSL updates.

	BSL log disk X at LBA	Check the disk drives. See page 112.
	[address] cleared

	Delete Spare Disk	Delete a spare drive. Normal.

	RAID Volumes

	Create [RAID name,	Create a RAID Volume. Normal.
	RAID level and X number
	of disk drives]

	Delete RAID X	Delete a RAID Volume. Normal.

	Migration or Rebuilding	RAID Volume Migration or Rebuild has started.
	on array X started.	Normal.

	Migration or Rebuilding	Progress report on RAID Volume Migration or
	on array X at Y%.	Rebuild. Normal.

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NS4300N specifications

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