Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

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Troubleshooting 2U enclosures

Common problems that may occur with your 2U enclosure system.

The Module Fault LED on the Ops panel lights amber to indicate a fault for the problems listed in the following table:

NOTE All alarms also report through SES.

Table 1. Troubleshooting 2U alarm conditions2U alarm conditions
Status	Severity	Alarm
PCM alert – loss of DC power from a single PCM	Fault – loss of redundancy	S1
PCM fan fail	Fault – loss of redundancy	S1
SBB module detected PCM fault	Fault	S1
PCM removed	Configuration error	None
Enclosure configuration error (VPD)	Fault – critical	S1
Low warning temperature alert	Warning	S1
High warning temperature alert	Warning	S1
Over-temperature alarm	Fault – critical	S4
I²C bus failure	Fault – loss of redundancy	S1
Ops panel communication error (I²C)	Fault – critical	S1
RAID error	Fault – critical	S1
SBB interface module fault	Fault – critical	S1
SBB interface module removed	Warning	None
Drive power control fault	Warning – no loss of disk power	S1
Drive power control fault	Fault – critical – loss of disk power	S1
Drive removed	Warning	None
Insufficient power available	Warning	None