Verifying status through LEDs

The LEDs display the status of the expansion server and components. Green LEDs indicate a normal operating status; amber LEDs indicate a possible failure.
Note: The green drive active LED and amber drive fault LED might flash intermittently as the drives spin-up. Wait until the DS6000™ is finished powering up before you check the LEDs on the front of the storage unit.

After you power on the enclosure, the information indicator flashes to indicate that the system is initializing and is not yet ready to be accessed by either the management console or host systems. Initialization is complete, and the system is ready for I/O, once the flashing amber light turns off.

To verify the status of the server and expansion enclosures, perform the following steps:

  1. At the front and rear of the server and expansion enclosures, verify that the LEDs are displaying the appropriate state. Table 1 provides a list of LED information. Additional LED information is available from inside the DS6000 Information Center.
    Table 1. LED status after successful installation
    LED Icon LED Name Appropriate state
    Power on LED indicator
    Power-on Solid Green
    Location LED indicator
    Location Solid Blue
    Information LED indicator
    Information Unlit
    System alert and resource error LED indicator
    System alert Unlit
  2. If all LEDs are not displaying the appropriate state, see the light path information to diagnose the problem.
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