Users Guide

Property Denition

Asset Name Displays the name assigned to the enclosure. You can change this property

using the Setting Asset Data task.

Backplane Part Number Displays the part number of the enclosure backplane.

SAS Address Displays the SAS address of the SAS backplane.

Split Bus Part Number Displays the part number of the enclosure split bus module. A split bus is

indicated by a single triangle symbol on the back of the enclosure.

Enclosure Part Number Displays the part number of the enclosure.

Enclosure Alarm Displays whether the alarm on the enclosure is enabled or disabled.

Enclosure And Backplane Tasks

To execute a drop-down menu enclosure task:

1 In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage dashboard to display the controller objects.

2 Expand a controller object.

3 Select the Enclosure object.

4 Click Information/Conguration on the storage Properties screen.

5 Select a task from the Enclosure Tasks drop-down menu.

6 Click Execute.

Enclosure — Available Tasks

The drop-down menu enclosure tasks are:

• Enabling The Enclosure Alarm

• Disabling The Enclosure Alarm

• Setting Asset Data

• Blinking The LED On The Enclosure

Enabling The Enclosure Alarm

Does my enclosure support this feature? See Supported Features.

Select the Enable Alarm task to enable the enclosure alarm. When enabled, the alarm turns on when any of the following events occur:

• Enclosure temperature has exceeded the warning threshold.

• Power supply, fan, or enclosure management module — EMM has failed.

• Split bus is not installed. A split bus is indicated by a single triangle symbol on the back of the enclosure.

Disabling The Enclosure Alarm

Does my enclosure support this feature? See Supported Features.

Select the Disable Alarm task to disable the enclosure alarm. The alarm is turned o when the enclosure exceeds a warning threshold for

temperature or experiences other error conditions such as a failed fan, power supply, or controller. If the alarm is already turned on, you can

turn it o with this task.

Enclosures And Backplanes