Figure 11 Smart Array P800 controller board runtime LEDs
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Table 7 Interpreting Smart Array P800 runtime LEDs
LED name and interpretation
Name
Color
LED ID
Expander Heartbeat LED. This LED flashes every two seconds during normal
operation. Abnormal conditions are indicated as follows:
CR502
Green
1
•
If the LED glows steadily, the expander has an internal problem.
•
If the LED flashes twice per second, the NVRAM is corrupt.
If an abnormal condition is indicated, the expander does not function.
System Error LED.
CR510
Amber
2
Diagnostics Error LED.
CR509
Amber
3
Disk Failure LED. A physical disk connected to the controller has failed. To
determine the failed disk, see the Fault LED on each disk.
CR500
Amber
4
Activity LED for SAS port 4I.
CR508
Green
5
Activity LED for SAS port 3I.
CR507
Green
6
Command Outstanding LED. Indicates that the controller is working on a
command from the host driver.
CR506
Green
7
Controller Heartbeat LED. This LED flashes every two seconds to indicate
controller health.
CR505
Green
8
Gas Pedal LED. This LED, with item 10 (CR503), indicates the amount of
controller CPU activity. See
CR504
Green
9
Idle Task LED. This LED, with item 7 (CR504), indicates the amount of
controller CPU activity. See
CR503
Green
10
Table 8 Determining the Smart Array P800 controller CPU activity level
Controller CPU activity level
LED 10 (Idle Task) Status
LED 9 (Gas Pedal) Status
0 to 25%
Flashing
Off
25 to 50%
Off
Flashing
50% to 75%
Off
On Steady
75% to 100%
On Steady
On steady
NOTE:
During server power on, each runtime LED illuminates randomly until POST completes.
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