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Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new
feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. For information about operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following
topics:
• The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central (http://
www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
• Power Systems Prerequisites (http://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/home).
• IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center) (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
• The latest version of the device driver or IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded
from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/
set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
• For support details, see the Linux Alert website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
Adapter LED
Table 36. LED States
Hardware State
Power Off
Power On (before
firmware
initialization)
Power On (after
firmware
initialization)
Firmware Fault
2 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
4 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
8 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
Beacon
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Yellow LED (8 Green LED (4
Gbps) Gbps)
Off Off
On On
Flash Flash
Flash in sequence Flash in sequence
Off Off
Off On/Flash
On/Flash Off
Flash Off
Amber LED (2 Comments
Gbps)
Off
On
Flash All flash at the
same time.
Flash in sequence Flashing in
sequence of yellow
LED, green LED,
amber LED, then
back to yellow LED.
On/Flash On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
Off On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
Off On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
Flash All flashing at the
same time.