Dell PowerVault 775N Leitfaden

Dell™ PowerVault™ 775N Systems Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide

Introduction

Indicators, Messages, and Codes

Finding Software Solutions

Running System Diagnostics

Troubleshooting Your System

Installing System Options

Installing Drives

Getting Help

Jumpers and Connectors

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

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NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Initial release: 24 Apr 02

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Introduction

Dell™ PowerVault™ 775N Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Other Documents You May Need

Besides this Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, the following documentation is included with your system:

The System Information document provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may or may not be

included within this document.

The Setting Up Your System sheet provides general instructions for setting up your system.

The System Administrator's Guide provides system operation and management information.

The NAS Manager online help provides information for using the NAS management software.

The Dell OpenManage Array Manager User's Guide provides information on creating and managing virtual disks, volumes, and RAID

arrays.

The User's Guide describes system features and technical specifications, video and SCSI device drivers, the System Setup program, and

software support utilities.

Documentation included with any options you purchased separately from the system, which includes information that you need to

configure and install these options in your system.

You may also have the following documents.

The Rack Installation Guide describes how to unpack, set up, and install your system in a rack.

Documentation updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system or software.

NOTE: Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain information that

supersedes the information in the other documents.

Technical information files—sometimes called release notes—may be included on the system's Resource CD to provide last-minute

updates about technical changes to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your system does not perform as expected, a number of tools are

provided to help you. For more information on these help tools, see "Getting Help."

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Indicators, Messages, and Codes

Dell™ PowerVault™ 775N Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

System-Status Indicators

System Identification Indicators

Front-Panel Indicators and Features

Back-Panel Indicators and Features

Power Indicator Codes

SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

NIC Indicator Codes

Cooling Fan Indicator Codes

LCD Status Messages

System Messages

System Beep Codes

Warning Messages

Diagnostics Messages

Alert Messages

Applications, operating systems, and the system itself are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a

problem occurs, a message may appear on the monitor or front-panel status LCD, or a beep code may sound.

A variety of messages and codes can indicate when the system is not functioning properly:

System-status indicators

System identification identifiers

Front-panel indicators and features

Back-panel indicators and features

Power indicator codes

SCSI hard-drive indicator codes

NIC indicator codes

Cooling fan indicator codes

LCD status messages

System messages

System beep codes

Warning messages

Diagnostics messages

Alert messages

The system indicators and features are illustrated in Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-6. This section also describes each type of

message, and lists the possible causes and actions you can take to resolve any problems indicated by a message. To

determine what type of message you have received, read the following subsections.

System-Status Indicators

The system's bezel has an indictor that can represent system status when the bezel is installed (see Figure 2-1). The

indicator signifies when the system is operating properly or when the system needs attention. The back-panel indicator

connector allows an indicator to be attached that will also function the same as the bezel indicator (see Figure 2-3).

A caution code signifies a problem with microprocessors, power supply, system or power-supply fans, system temperature,

hard drives, system memory, expansion cards, or integrated SCSI controller.

Table 2-1 lists the system's status indicator codes.

Figure 2-1. System-Status Indicators

Table 2-1. System-Status Indicator Codes

Bezel Indicators Back-Panel Indicators Indicator Code

Status Caution

Off Off Off No power is available to the system.

On Off Blue The system is operating normally.

Off Blinking Amber blinking The system has detected an error and requires attention.

Blinking Off Blue blinking The system is identifying itself (see "System Identification Indicators").

System Identification Indicators

The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to identify a particular system within a rack. See

Figure 2-2 to locate the front-panel system identification button. See Figure 2-3 to locate the back-panel system identification

button and indicator.

When either of the identification buttons is pushed, the identification indicator on the back blinks until one of the buttons is

pushed again. If the bezel is installed, the system status indicator will also blink. If an indicator is connected to the back-

panel system status indicator connector, that indicator will also blink.

Systems management software can also be used to cause the status and identification indicators to blink to identify a

particular system. For more information, see the systems management software documentation.

Front-Panel Indicators and Features

Additional indicators are located behind the bezel. The front-panel status LCD provides information using an alphanumeric

character display (see "LCD Status Messages"). See Figure 2-2 for the front-panel indicators and features.

Figure 2-2 shows the front-panel features of the system. Table 2-2 describes the front-panel features.

Figure 2-2. Front-Panel Features

Table 2-2. Front-Panel Features

Component Description

Power

button Turns system power off and on.

The button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button can only turn system power

on. For more information, see the User's Guide and the operating system's documentation.

Power

indicator Provides information on power status (see "Power Indicator Codes").

CD and

diskette

drive

indicators

Indicates read or write access to the respective drive.

hard-drive

indicators Provide information on the status of the respective hard drive (see "SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes").

NIC

indicators Indicate whether the NIC has a valid link to the network. (see "NIC Indicator Codes")

Status LCD Can signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention (see "LCD Status

Messages").

System

identification

button

Can be used to identify a particular system (see "System Identification Indicators").

NMI button Can be used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This

button is often referred to as a "force dump switch" and can be pressed using the end of a paper clip. When

the option is enabled in the System Setup program and the button is pressed, an NMI alerts the system.

Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's

documentation. For more information, see the User's Guide and the operating system's documentation.

Back-Panel Indicators and Features

Figure 2-3 shows the back-panel features of the system. Table 2-3 describes the back-panel indicators.

Figure 2-3. Back-Panel Features

Table 2-3. Back-Panel Indicators

Component Description

Power supply

indicators Provides information on power status (see "Power Indicator Codes").

NIC indicators Provides information on NIC status (see "NIC Indicator Codes").

System status

indicator connector Connects to an indicator that can signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system

needs attention (see "System-Status Indicators").

System

identification

indicator

Signifies when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention, and can identify

a particular system (see "System Identification Indicators").

System

identification

indicator

Can be used to identify a particular system (see "System Identification Indicators").

Power Indicator Codes

The system has indicators on the front panel and power supplies that signify system power status.

Power-Button Indicator Codes

The power button controls the power input to the system's power supplies. The power button indicator can provide

information on power status (see Figure 2-2).

Table 2-4 lists the power button indicator codes.

Table 2-4. Power-Button Indicator Codes

Indicator Indicator Code

On Indicates that power is supplied to the system, and the system is operational.

Off Indicates that no power is supplied to the system.

Blinking Indicates that power is supplied to the system, but the system is in a standby state. For more information on

standby states, see your operating system documentation.

Power-Supply Indicator Codes

Each hot-pluggable power supply has indicators that can provide information on power status, fault, and the presence of

power (see Figure 2-4). Table 2-5 lists the power-supply indicator codes.

Figure 2-4. Power-Supply Indicators

Table 2-5. Power-Supply Indicator Codes

Indicator Indicator Code

Power-on Green indicates that the power supply is operational.

Fault Red indicates a problem with the power supply (fan failure, voltage error, and so forth).

Power

present Green indicates that power is present at the power supply and that the system is connected to a power

source.

SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

Each SCSI hard-drive carrier has two indicators: a drive-busy indicator and a drive-status indicator (see Figure 2-5). The

indicators provide information on the status of the respective hard drive. Table 2-6 lists the drive indicator codes.

Figure 2-5. SCSI Hard-Drive Indicators

Different codes display as drive events occur in the system. For example, in the event of a hard-drive failure, the "drive

failed" code appears. After the drive is selected for removal, the "preparing for removal" code appears. After the replacement

drive is installed, the "preparing for operation, drive online" code appears.

NOTE: The drive-busy indicator signifies whether the hard drive is active on the SCSI bus. This indicator is controlled

by the hard drive.

Table 2-6. SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

Drive Status Indicator Indicator Code

Drive bay empty, ready for insertion or

removal Off

Drive being prepared for operation, drive

online Steady green

Drive being identified Blinks green four times per second

Drive being prepared for removal Blinks green twice per second at equal intervals

Drive rebuilding Blinks green twice per second at unequal intervals

Drive failed Blinks amber four times per second

Predicted failure for the drive Blinks green, then amber, and then off, repeating this sequence every two

seconds

NIC Indicator Codes

Each NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information on network activity and link status (see Figure 2-6).

Table 2-7 lists the NIC indicator codes on the back panel.

The front panel has a link indicator for each NIC (see Figure 2-2). Each indicator signifies whether the corresponding NIC is

connected to a valid link partner on the network.

Figure 2-6. NIC Indicators

Table 2-7. NIC Indicator Codes

Indicator Indicator Code

Link and activity indicators are off The NIC is not connected to the network.

Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid link partner on the network.

Activity indicator is amber blinking Network data is being sent or received.

Cooling Fan Indicator Codes

Each individual fan has a status indicator on the system board adjacent to the respective fan's connector (see Figure 2-7). To

locate the fan connectors on the system board, see Figure A-3. Table 2-8 lists the fan indicator codes.

Figure 2-7. Cooling Fan Indicators

Table 2-8. Cooling Fan Indicator Codes

Indicator Indicator Code

Off The fan is not installed.

Green The fan is operating normally.

Amber blinking The fan is malfunctioning.

LCD Status Messages

The system's bezel indictor can signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention (see

Figure 2-1). When the bezel indicator signifies an error condition, remove the bezel to see further information provided by the

status LCD.

The LCD can display two lines of alphanumeric characters. The display codes are presented in two color combinations:

White characters on a blue background — Information only; no action is required.

Amber characters on a black background — The system needs attention.

Table 2-9 lists the LCD status messages that can occur and the probable cause for each message. The LCD messages refer to

events recorded in the SEL. For information on the SEL and configuring system management settings, see the systems

management software documentation.

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