IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, Installation Manual

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Chapter 4. Using the front panel display on the SAN Volume
Controller
This chapter provides information about how to use the front panel display.
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“Ethernet option” on page 68
The Ethernet option displays the operational states of the Ethernet port.
“Fibre channel port-1 through 4 option” on page 68
The FC port-1 through 4 options display the operational status of the fibre
channel ports.
“Select language? option” on page 69
The language displayed can be changed from the menu.
Status indicators
The front panel displays the status indicators.
Status indicators are shown on the front panel for the following processes:
v Boot progress
v Boot failed
v Hardware boot
v Node rescue request
v
Power failure
v Powering off
v
Restarting
v Shutting down
v
Error codes
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“Boot progress indicator” on page 60
Boot progress is displayed on the front panel of the SAN Volume Controller.
“Boot failed” on page 60
If the boot operation fails, a boot code is displayed.
“Hardware boot” on page 60
The hardware boot display shows system data when power is first applied to the
node as the node searches for a disk drive to boot.
“Node rescue request” on page 60
If software is lost, you can use the node rescue process to copy all software
from another node.
“Power failure” on page 61
The SAN Volume Controller runs on battery power when main power is lost.
“Powering off” on page 61
The progress bar on the display shows the progress of the power-off operation.
“Restarting” on page 61
The front panel indicates when the software on a node is restarting.
“Shutting down” on page 62
The front panel indicator tracks shutdown operations.
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