Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
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Harmonic MediaGrid Release 4.1
Troubleshooting the ContentStore 5840
Thermal Alarm
Symptom
Cause
Action
If the ambient air is below
25 ° C and the fans are
observed to increase in
speed then some restriction
on airflow may be causing
additional internal
temperature rise.
Note
: This is not a fault
condition.
The first stage in the thermal
control process is for the fans
to automatically increase in
speed when a thermal
threshold is reached. This may
be caused by higher ambient
temperatures in the local
environment and may be
perfectly normal.
Note
: This threshold changes
according to the number of
drives and power supplies
fitted.
Check the installation for any airflow
restrictions at either the front or rear of
the enclosure. A minimum gap of 25
mm at the front and 50 mm at the rear
is recommended.
Check for restrictions due to dust
buildup. Clean as appropriate.
Check for excessive re-circulation of
heated air from rear to the front. Use
of the enclosure in a fully enclosed
rack is not recommended.
Check that all blank modules are in
place. Reduce the ambient
temperature.
Symptom
Cause
Action
Operator’s panel module
fault LED is amber.
Fan fail LED is lit on one
or more cooling modules.
The internal temperature has
exceeded a pre-set
threshold.
Check that the local ambient
environment temperature is below the
specification (see
).
Check the installation for any airflow
restrictions at either the front or rear of
the enclosure. A minimum gap of 25
mm at the front and 50 mm at the rear
is recommended.
Check for restrictions due to dust
buildup. Clean as appropriate.
Check for excessive re-circulation of
heated air from rear to the front. Use
of the enclosure in a fully enclosed
rack is not recommended.
If possible shutdown the enclosure
and investigate the problem before
continuing.