Troubleshooting
Problem
This document includes a diagram showing the most commonly used controls and indicators on the front of the server.
Resolving The Problem
Controls and Indicators
The most commonly used controls and indicators on the front of the server appear in the following illustration.
1 Next Button: Press this button to highlight an action to perform on a system monitoring message; then, press the Enter button to select the action. You can select:
- Keep to retain the message on the information panel and enable the system error light to continue to flash
- Remind to retain the message on the information panel and enable the system error light to flash slowly
- Clear to clear the message from the information panel and enable the system error light to stop flashing
2 Enter Button: Press this button to select an action to perform on system monitoring messages that appear on the information panel.
3 Hard Disk Status Light: Each of the hot-swap drives has a Hard Disk Drive Status light. When the amber light for a hard disk drive is lit continuously, the drive has failed. When the light flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is being rebuilt. When the light flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the controller is identifying the drive.
4 Hard Disk Activity Light: Each of the hot-swap drives has a Hard Disk Activity light. When the green light for a hard disk drive is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
5 CD-ROM Eject/Load Button: Press this button to eject or retract the CD-ROM tray so that you can insert or remove a CD.
6 CD-ROM Drive In-Use Light : When this light is lit, the CD-ROM drive is being accessed.
7 Diskette-Eject Button: Press this button to eject a diskette from the drive.
8 Diskette Drive In-Use Light: When this light is lit, the diskette drive is being accessed.
9 Power Control Button: Press this button to manually turn the server on or off.
| Caution The Power Control button on the front of the server does not turn off the electrical current supplied to the server. The server also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the server, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source. |
The server can be activated in several ways:
- You can turn the server on by pressing the Power Control button on the front of the server.
- If the server is activated and a power failure occurs, the server will start automatically if the automatic-restart-after-power-failure feature is selected in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
- The server can also be powered on by the Advanced Remote Management Controller.
The server can be deactivated as follows:
- You can turn the server off by pressing the Power Control button on the front of the server. Pressing the Power Control button starts an orderly shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by the operating system, and places the server in standby mode.
| NOTE: After turning off the server, wait at least five seconds before pressing the Power Control button to power on the server again. |
- Pressing and holding the Power Control button causes an immediate shutdown of the server, and places the server in standby mode. This feature can be used if the operating system hangs.
- Disconnecting the server power cord from the electrical outlet will shut off all power to the server.
| NOTE: Wait about 15 seconds after disconnecting the power cord for your system to stop running. Watch for the System Power light on the information LED panel to stop flashing. |
10 Reset Button: Press this button to reset the system and run the power-on self-test (POST).
11 Information LED Panel: The lights on this panel give status information for your server. See "Information LED Panel" for more information.
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23 January 2019
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