Emu Pushbutton Status Indicators; Audible Alarm Operations; Audible Alarm Sound Patterns - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

EMU pushbutton status indicators

The pushbutton status indicators display error conditions and the state of the
• When an error condition exists, the top pushbutton status indicator is On.
• For a single error condition, the status indicator is On until the error condition is viewed.
• For multiple errors, the status indicator is On until the last error condition is viewed.
• The bottom pushbutton indicator is On only when the alarm is muted or disabled.

Audible alarm operations

Whenever an error condition exists, the
corrected. You have the option of either muting or disabling the alarm.
• Disabling the audible alarm prevents it from sounding for any error condition.
• Muting the alarm silences it for the existing condition, but any new condition causes the alarm to
sound.
Audible alarm patterns
The audible alarm sound pattern differs depending on the type of error condition. See
the duration and the approximate relationship of these alarms. The most severe, active error condition
controls the alarm pattern.
Table 16 Audible alarm sound patterns
Condition type
UNRECOVERABLE
CRITICAL
NONCRITICAL
INFORMATION
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Controlling the audible alarm
You can control the alarm with the push-button. This process includes muting, enabling, and disabling.
When an error condition exists, the alphanumeric display reads Er, the alarm sounds, and you can:
• Correct all errors, thereby silencing the alarm until a new error occurs.
• Mute, or temporarily disable, the alarm by pressing and holding the bottom push-button. The alarm
remains off until another error occurs, or until you enable (unmute) the alarm. When a new error
occurs, the alarm sounds and the push-button indicator is off.
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audible alarm
Cycle 1
Alarm On
audible
automatically sounds until all errors are
Cycle 2
Alarm Off
alarm.
Table 16 for