4. Names and Functions of Parts
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Chapter 1 General Description
4.5.2
STATUS LED (
)
STATUS LED lights green while hardware is operating normally. STATUS LED is off or lights/flashes amber
if there is a hardware failure.
The following table lists STATUS LED patterns, their description and solution.
Tips
Refer to the system event log (SEL) by using NEC ESMPRO or the offline
maintenance utility to view the cause of failure.
STATUS LED pattern
Description
Solution
On (green)
Normal state
Flashing (green)
Memory is in a degraded state
Find the device of degraded state by using the
BIOS setup utility
SETUP
, and replace it as soon
as possible.
Uncorrectable memory errors have often
occurred.
Off
The power is off.
Turn on the server.
POST is in progress.
STATUS LED turns green after the POST
process.
Watchdog timer expired.
Turn the power off and then turn it on. If the
POST screen displays any error message, take
notes of the message, and contact your sales
representative.
An uncorrectable error in memory was
detected.
A PCI bus error was detected.
Memory dump is being requested.
(e.g. DUMP Switch was pressed)
Note
It remains green when the dump is
caused by software.
Wait until the memory dump is complete.
On (amber)
A temperature alarm was detected.
Check the internal cooling fan for dusts. Also
check if the fan unit is properly connected.
A voltage alarm was detected.
Contact your sales representative.
A CPU temperature alarm was detected.
A CPU error was detected.
Turn the power off and then turn it on. If the
POST screen displays any error message, take
notes of the message, and contact your sales
representative.
SMI timeout was detected
Contact your sales representative.
Sensor error was detected.
Flashing (amber)
Failure of the power supply unit was
detected
Contact your sales representative.
A fan alarm was detected.
Check if the internal cooling fan cable is properly
connected.
A temperature warning was detected.
Check the internal cooling fan for dusts. Also
check if the fan unit is properly connected.
A voltage warning was detected
Contact your sales representative.
An error was detected on either of the hard
disk drives when on a 3.5-inch HDD cage or
2.5-inch HDD cage is installed and the RAID
system is configured.