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Sun StorEdge[tm] T3 LEDs

In general any fault status will be shown by a flashing amber LED. A solid amber LED implies a download or upgrade in progress while a solid green LED indicates normal operation. Here are the specific codes for each LED type. All of these assume power is on, unless indicated.

T3 Controller

Controller LED
Controller Status
off
  • bootmode-none at EEPROM level
  • Controller is not installed or recognized
solid green
  • Controller OK
solid amber
  • Controller boot, shutdown, or firmware download in progress
blinking amber
  • Controller failed to initialize, no boot code, hardware fault or failure; replace controller

    • Note: Verify a controller card failure using the CLI or Component Manager.
Fibre Channel LED
Fibre Channel Status
off
  • Fibre Channel disabled
solid green
  • Fibre Channel enabled and inactive
blinking green
  • Fibre Channel enabled and active

T3+ Controller

Controller LED
Controller Status
off
  • Controller is not installed or recognized
solid green
  • Controller OK
solid amber
  • Controller boot, shutdown, or firmware download in progress
blinking amber
  • Controller failed to initialize, no boot code, hardware fault or failure; OK to replace controller

    • Note: Verify a controller card failure using the CLI or Component Manager.
FC-AL Active LED
Fibre Channel Status
off
  • Port disabled
solid green
  • Fibre Channel enabled and idle
blinking green
  • Fibre Channel enabled and active
Ethernet Active LED
Fibre Channel Status
off
  • Link invalid
solid green
  • Link valid and idle
blinking green
  • Link valid and active
10/100bps Active LED
Fibre Channel Status
off
  • Port disabled (10 Mbps rate)
solid green
  • Port enabled and idle (100 Mbps rate)
blinking green
  • Port enabled and active



Interconnect Card

IC Status LED
Current Status
off
  • IC not installed or recognized
solid green
  • IC OK
  • Cable OK (if present)
blinking green
  • IC OK
  • Cable bad
solid amber
  • IC firmware download in progress
blinking amber
  • IC hardware fault or failure, replace IC

    • Note: Verify an interconnect card or cable failure using the CLI or Component Manager.

Power and Cooling Unit

AC Status LED
PS OK Status LED
Status
off off
  • Power is off
  • No AC power present
solid amber off
  • Power is off
  • Power Switch turned off
  • AC Power is available
solid green solid green Normal Operating State:
  • PCU receiving AC
  • Power switch turned on
  • AC power available
solid green off Occurs when disk tray is shut down:
  • PCU disabled
  • AC power is available
solid amber solid amber
  • PCU is off; disk tray willpower off after PCU is disabled
solid green solid amber Indicates one or more of the following:
  • Over temperature condition; PCU disabled
  • DC power not available; PCU disabled
  • Both fans have fault; PCU disabled
  • Battery on refresh cycle
solid green blinking green
  • Battery recharging
solid green blinking amber Indicates one or more of the following:
  • PCU disabled
  • One fan fault
  • Battery hold time low; PCU remains enabled
  • Battery out of warranty; PCU remains enabled
  • Battery life span failure; PCU remains enabled

    • Note: Verify a power and cooling unit failure using the CLI or Component Manager.

Disk Drive

Drive Activity
Drive Status
Status
off off
  • Drive not installed or recognized
blinking green off
  • Drive spin up or spin down
solid green off
  • Drive ok and idle
blinking green off
  • Drive ok and active
N/A solid amber
  • Drive reconstruct
  • Firmware download in progress
N/A blinking amber

  • Drive failure, replace drive

    • Note: Verify a drive failure using the CLI or Component Manager.
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