Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

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Troubleshooting 5U enclosures

Common problems that may occur with your 5U 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. 5U alarm conditions
Status	Severity
PSU alert – loss of DC power from a single PSU	Fault – loss of redundancy
Cooling module fan failure	Fault – loss of redundancy
SBB I/O module detected PSU fault	Fault
PSU removed	Configuration error
Enclosure configuration error (VPD)	Fault – critical
Low temperature warning	Warning
High temperature warning	Warning
Over-temperature alarm	Fault – critical
Under-temperature alarm	Fault – critical
I²C bus failure	Fault – loss of redundancy
Ops panel communication error (I²C)	Fault – critical
RAID error	Fault – critical
SBB I/O module fault	Fault – critical
SBB I/O module removed	Warning
Drive power control fault	Warning – no loss of drive power
Drive power control fault	Fault – critical – loss of drive power
Insufficient power available	Warning

NOTE Use the PowerVault Manager to monitor the storage system event logs for information about enclosure-related events, and to determine any necessary recommended actions.