Chapter 4: Subsystem Operation and Monitoring
Power On
4-3
2.
Drive tray LEDs:
The
Amber
LEDs for all the drive trays should light
steadily
Amber
when the test unit state is ready. The
Blue
activity
indicators should blink in accordance with the preset drive check time.
Drive tray LEDs should start flashing for a short period of time,
indicating that the RAID controller is attempting to spin up the hard
disk drives.
3.
LCD panel LEDs:
The
Blue
LED on the LCD panel should illuminate,
indicating that power is supplied to the system and no faults has
occurred.
4.
BBU LEDs:
If a new or low-charge BBU is used, the LED on the BBU
rear panel should start flashing
Amber
, indicating that the BBU is
being charged.
5.
PSU & Cooling Fan LEDs:
If the PSU is operating normally and
experiencing no problem after being powered on, the LEDs on the PSU
should light
Green
constantly.
6.
Firmware and RAIDWatch:
The overall status of the system can be
checked using the pre-installed firmware or the RAIDWatch GUI.
7.
Audible alarm:
If any errors occur during the initialization process, the
onboard alarm will sound in a hastily repeated manner.
System firmware can be configured to support a delayed sequence for
starting drives. Please consult your
SCSI to SATA RAID Subsystem’s
Operation Manual
for more details.
4.1.4 LCD Screen
When powering on the subsystem, wait for the front panel LCD screen to
show “
READY
” or “
No Host LUN
” before the host boots up. Refer to
Figure 4-2
on how to read the screens.
Figure 4-2: The LCD Screen When Ready
The LCD panel shown in
Figure 4-3
consists of five (5) buttons, three (3)
LEDs, and a 16x2-character LCD screen that indicates subsystem status.
GALHDX2
Ready
Model Name
Status/Data Transfer Rate Indicator
