User's Manual

Enclosure address bus connections..............................................................................34
Error Condition Reporting...............................................................................................34
Error condition categories..........................................................................................35
Error queue.............................................................................................................35
Error condition report format......................................................................................36
Navigating the error condition display........................................................................36
Reporting group feature.................................................................................................37
Reporting group numbers..........................................................................................37
Fibre Channel loop switches.....................................................................................................38
30-10022-01 loop switch.....................................................................................................38
Power-on self test (POST).................................................................................................39
30-10010-02 loop switch....................................................................................................39
Power-on self test (POST).................................................................................................40
Reading the switch status indicators.................................................................................40
Problem isolation..........................................................................................................41
HSV controllers.......................................................................................................................41
High availability features....................................................................................................43
Operator control panel.......................................................................................................43
Status indicators............................................................................................................44
Navigation buttons........................................................................................................45
Alphanumeric display....................................................................................................45
Displaying the OCP menu tree........................................................................................45
Displaying system information.........................................................................................47
Displaying versions system information.............................................................................47
Shutting down the system...............................................................................................47
Shutting the controller down...........................................................................................48
Restarting the system......................................................................................................48
Uninitializing the system.................................................................................................48
Password options..........................................................................................................49
Changing a password...................................................................................................49
Clearing a password.....................................................................................................49
Power supplies...................................................................................................................50
Blowers............................................................................................................................50
Cache battery...................................................................................................................51
HSV controller cabling........................................................................................................51
Racks....................................................................................................................................52
Rack configurations............................................................................................................52
Power distribution...............................................................................................................52
PDUs...........................................................................................................................54
PDU 1.....................................................................................................................54
PDU 2.....................................................................................................................54
PDMs..........................................................................................................................54
Rack AC power distribution............................................................................................55
Rack System/E power distribution components..................................................................56
Rack AC power distribution........................................................................................56
Moving and stabilizing a rack.............................................................................................56
3 Enterprise Virtual Array operation...............................................................59
Best practices.........................................................................................................................59
Operating tips and information................................................................................................59
Reserving adequate free space............................................................................................59
Using FATA disk drives........................................................................................................59
Changing the host port topology..........................................................................................59
Host port connection limit on B-series 3200 and 3800 switches...............................................59
Enabling Boot from SAN for Windows direct connect.............................................................60
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