TABLE 8-1Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment Event Grid for the Sun StorEdge T3+ Array

Component

Event Type

Severity

Action

Description

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enclosure

Audit

 

 

Auditing a new Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

StorEdge T3+ array

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audits occur every week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Storage Automated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

sends a detailed

 

 

 

 

 

 

description of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

enclosure to the Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NSCC).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ib

Comm_

 

 

Communication regained

 

 

 

Established

 

 

InBand (ib)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oob

Comm_

 

 

Communication regained

 

 

 

Established

 

 

oob (OutOfBand)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ib

Comm_Lost

Down

Y

Since InBand (ib)

1.

Verify luxadm with

 

 

 

 

monitoring is established

 

the command line

 

 

 

 

using luxadm, the

 

(luxadm probe,

 

 

 

 

monitoring may not be

 

luxadm display)

 

 

 

 

activated for a particular

2.

Verify cables, GBICs,

 

 

 

 

Sun StorEdge T3+ array.

 

and connections along

 

 

 

 

 

 

the data path.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Check the Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automated Diagnostic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environment SAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topology GUI to

 

 

 

 

 

 

identify the failing

 

 

 

 

 

 

segment of the data

 

 

 

 

 

 

path.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Verify the correct FC

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch configuration,

 

 

 

 

 

 

if applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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