Post And Boot Specifications; Post; Boot; Non-Port Side Led Patterns During Normal Operation - IBM SAN48B-5 Installation, Service And User Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for SAN48B-5:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Table 5 describes the non-port side LEDs and their behavior.
Table 5. Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation
LED name
LED color
Power supply /
No light
fan assembly
status
Steady green
Flashing green

POST and boot specifications

When the switch is turned on or rebooted, the switch performs POST. Total boot
time with POST can be several minutes. POST can be omitted after subsequent
reboots by using the fastboot command or entering the diagDisablePost command
to persistently disable POST.
For more information about these commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command
Reference.

POST

The success or failure results of the diagnostic tests that run during POST can be
monitored through LED activity, the error log, or the command line interface.
POST includes the following tasks:
1. Conducts preliminary POST diagnostics.
2. Initializes the operating system.
3. Initializes hardware.
4. Runs diagnostic tests on several functions, including circuitry, port

Boot

In addition to POST, boot includes the following tasks after POST is complete:
1. Performs universal port configuration.
2. Initializes links.
3. Analyzes fabric. If any ports are connected to other switches, the switch
4. Obtains a domain ID and assigns port addresses.
5. Constructs unicast routing tables.
6. Enables normal port operation.
28
SAN48B-5 Installation, Service, and User Guide
Status of hardware
PS/fan is not receiving power or is off. Verify the PS/fan is on and seated and
PS/fan is operating normally.
PS/fan is faulty.
Note: When the switch is first
powered on the PS/fan status LED
will show flashing green until POST
has completed.
functionality, memory, statistics counters, and serialization.
participates in a fabric configuration.
Recommended action
the power cord is connected to a
functioning power source.
No action required.
Check the power cable connection.
Verify that the PS/fan is powered on.
Replace the PS/fan FRU.

Hide quick links:

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents