Turning On Of The Fan Running/Alarm Indicator - Huawei OceanStor S2600 Manual

5 Troubleshooting of Common Faults
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5.5 Turning On of the Fan Running/Alarm Indicator

This section describes how to handle the fault when the fan running/alarm indicator is on.
Symptom
The fan running/alarm indicator on the fan module in the storage system is on.
Possible Causes
One of the following causes may arouse the turning on of the fan running/alarm indicator:
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Cause 1: The disk is badly connected to the backplane.
1. Remove and insert the disk again.
WARNING
To prevent damaging the disk or the connector, carefully remove the disk or install
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the disk with equal force.
Before inserting the disk, release the handle of the disk to the maximum angle;
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otherwise, the disk cannot be fully inserted into the empty slot.
2. If the disk alarm/location indicator is off minutes after you insert the disk again, you
can determine that the fault is caused by bad connection between the disk and the
backplane.
Cause 2: The disk is faulty.
1. Remove and insert the disk again.
2. If the disk alarm/location indicator is on after you insert the disk again, you can
determine that the disk is faulty.
Cause 1: The disk is badly connected to the backplane.
1. Remove and insert the disk again.
2. After the disk is inserted again, the disk alarm/location indicator is off minutes later.
The fault is handled.
Cause 2: The disk is faulty.
1. Replace the faulty disk by a new one.
2. After the disk is inserted again, the disk alarm/location indicator is off minutes later.
The fault is handled.
The fan module is badly connected to the backplane.
The fan module is faulty.
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OceanStor S2600 Storage System
Troubleshooting
Issue 03 (2010-01-28)