Using The System Manager - HP X5000 G2 Administrator's Manual

the enclosure, the display shows Bay Bay number – Empty. Select one of the disk enclosures
or disk drives to see information for that enclosure or drive.
Physical Drives
This section provides an overview of all disk drives attached to the controller. Drives are
identified and grouped as assigned, unassigned, and spare drives. Each physical drive is
listed as a separate entry in the Storage System submenu. Select any of the physical drives to
display more information about the drive.
NOTE:
remains offline and its LEDs will remain off.
System
This section displays status for various system components.
Version Control
This section provides information about the Version Control Agent.
Software
This section provides information about system firmware and software.

Using the System Manager

The System Manager provides the status of each server blade that is configured in the storage
system. Be sure to note the server blade that is being assessed when you open the System Manager.
Log in to each server blade to evaluate its status.
To use the System Manager, which has been preinstalled and configured, use Remote Desktop or
iLO to access the server blade. Click the Server Manager icon
right of the Start button or select Start Administrative Tools Server Manager. When Server
Manager appears, select System Manger in the left navigation pane.
To troubleshoot using the System Manager:
1. Open the System Manager.
2. Open the System Summary tab to review the overall health of the storage system hardware,
and firmware.
If the status icon is green, the system is running properly. A yellow icon is a warning that there
are conditions that might cause a problem. If the icon is red, a problem exists in the storage
system.
3. Open each tab in the System Manager to assess the status of the storage system.
4. Follow the instructions provided on the System Manager tabs for any reported issue.
System Summary
The System Summary tab displays information such as the enclosure name, IP Address, firmware
revision, and serial number. The lower part of the System Summary also shows the status of
hardware, and whether your current firmware revision is up to date. If a green check mark does
not appear beside the configuration status, go to the related tab for information about the issue.
30 Monitoring and troubleshooting the storage system
Spare drives are only used when a disk drive fails. Until a spare drive is used, it
located in the taskbar to the