Channel Card Status; Array Behavior When A Channel Card Fails - Dell EQUALLOGIC PS6500 Hardware Manual

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Channel card LEDs are described in Table 5-1. The LCD panel on the front panel (located behind the bezel) shows
additional information about channel card failures.
LED Location
Channel cards LED on array front panel.
Front of the channel card. See Figure 5-2.
Middle of the channel card. See Figure 5-2.
Rear of the channel card. See Figure 5-2.

Channel Card Status

You can identify a channel card failure by:
• LEDs. The channel card hardware status LED is yellow and the middle or rear LED on the channel card is
flashing green quickly. The front LED on the channel card may also be yellow. See Channel Card LEDs on
page 5-1.
• Messages. A message on the LCD panel (located behind the bezel), on the console, in the event log, or in the
Group Manager GUI Alarms panel describes a channel card failure.
• Group Manager GUI and CLI output. The Member Controllers window or the
command output shows a failure.
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If a channel card fails, contact your PS Series support provider for a replacement.

Array Behavior When a Channel Card Fails

If a channel card fails, the array will continue to operate. If both channel cards fail, the array will no longer operate.
Replace a failed channel card as soon as possible. Contact your PS Series support provider for a replacement.
Note: Do not remove a failed channel card until you are ready to replace it.
5-2
Table 5-1: Channel Card LED Descriptions
Color
Off
Flashing yellow
Yellow
Off
Yellow
Off
Slow flashing green
Fast flashing green
Off
Slow flashing green
Fast flashing green
Maintaining Channel Cards
Description
Normal operation.
Channel card removed.
Channel card failure.
Normal operation.
Reset or hot swap error.
No power.
Normal operation.
Initialization error.
No power.
Normal condition.
Initialization error.
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