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• Information condition
See Appendix B: EMU Generated Condition Reports for definitions of individual condition reports.
When the audible alarm is not muted or disabled, each condition generates a unique audible alarm as
described in Audible Alarm Patterns.
Using the condi
tion reporting feature
The E MU repor ts errors to you by changing the alphanumeric display to Er and sounding the audible
alarm. A condition report has precedence over all other displays.
NOTE:
An error alway s
generates a condition report. Not all condition reports are generated by errors.
Condition report terminology
Each EMU detected c ondition generates a condition report containing the following information:
• Element type (et)
• Element number (en)
• Error code (ec)
Each condition report:
• Appears on the EMU alphanumeric display.
• Sounds the audible alarm.
• Is stored in the error queue.
• Is p rovided to the HSV110 controller for processing and display by Command View EVA.
The condition t ypes, condition repor ts, a nd the interaction between cond itions are defined in the
following sections.
UNRECOVERABLE condition
This is the most severe condition. The condition occurs when one or more enclosure elements fail and
disable some enclosure functions. The enclosure may be incapable of correcting or bypassing the
failure and require repairs to correct the error.
NOTE:
To maintain data integrity, HP recommends implementing correcti ve action immediately for an
UNRECOVERABLE condition.
This type of condition requires immediate corre ctive action by you.
An UNRECOVERABLE condition establishes the following conditions:
• This condition has precedence over CRITICAL and NONCRITICAL errors.
• This condition has precedence over the INFORMATION condition.
• The audible alarm is On continuously, as shown in Table 20.
CRITICAL
condition
A CRITICAL condition is less severe than an UNRECOVERABL E condition. This condition occurs when
oneormoreelementsinsidetheenclosurehavefailedorareoperatingoutsideoftheirspecifications.
The failure of the element makes continued normal operation of a t least some elements in the enclosure
impossi
ble. Other elements within the enclosure may be able to continue normal operations.
Prompt corrective action to prevent system degradation is recommended.
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