Interpreting Post Results - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Installation Manual

Managing the SAN Switches

Interpreting POST Results

POST is a system check that is performed each time the switch is powered on,
rebooted, or reset. During POST, the LEDs flash different colors. Any errors that
occur during POST are listed in the error log.
To determine that POST completed successfully and whether or not any errors
were detected:
1. Verify that the switch LEDs indicate that all components are healthy. See
2. Verify the switch prompt displays on the terminal of a computer workstation
3. Review the switch system log for errors. Any errors detected during POST are
For information about all referenced commands, and on accessing the error log,
refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Procedures 4.2x User Guide. For
information about error messages, refer to the HP StorageWorks Diagnostic and
System Error Messages 4.2.x Reference Manual.
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Table 11 on page 63 for description and interpretation of LED patterns. If one
or more LEDs do not display a healthy state, verify that the LEDs on the
switch are not set to "beacon"; use the switchshow command.
connected to the switch. If there is no switch prompt when POST completes,
press Enter. If the switch prompt still does not display, try opening another
telnet session or accessing through another management tool. If this is not
successful, the switch did not successfully complete POST; contact your
switch supplier for repair.
written to the system log, accessible through the errshow command.
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