Read The Messages On The Controller Display Panel; Verify The Operating Status Of The Storage Enclosures; Msa1000 Startup Messages - HP 353803-B22 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN Starter Installation Manual

Read the messages on the controller display panel

Each controller contains an integrated LCD panel. This panel displays informational and error
messages, shows the current status of the MSA, and provides an interface for user input. To verify
that your MSA is operating properly, use the arrow buttons on the LCD panel of the controller and
look for the following messages:
Table 7

MSA1000 startup messages

Message
Startup Complete
Fibre Sub-System Link Failure
SAN Switch 2/8 <IP Address>
Array controller Firmware ver
<version>
If the
Startup Complete
• Check the cable connections to the MSA
• Check the availability of your power source
• Review the setup instructions in the previous sections of this guide
• Refer to the HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array maintenance and service guide,
available on the Documentation CD and the Technical documents page of the MSA1000
website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000
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Verify the operating status of the storage enclosures

To verify that your storage enclosures and hard drives are operating properly, view the enclosure
and hard drive LEDs and compare them with the patterns described in the documentation for these
devices.
If the LEDs indicate a fault, see the documentation that came with the enclosure for help.
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message is not displayed:
"MSA1000 information" on page 106 to record the controller firmware version.
Meaning
The array controller has completed its
power-on sequence and is operational.
No active fiber connection to the MSA
controller exists. This message is expected,
because, although you have physically
installed the HBA in the server, you have not
yet installed the drivers for the HBA and the
MSA.
You may safely ignore this message.
If an MSA SAN Switch 2/8 is installed in the
1000
MSA , this message will be displayed
after the power-on self-test for the switch is
completed.
The current version of the firmware running
on the controller.
.