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SCv2080 Storage System Owner’s Manual

SCv2080 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Fibre Channel Front-End Ports

The following figures show the features and indicators on a storage controller with Fibre Channel front-end ports.

Figure 1. SCv2080 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Four 8 Gb Fibre Channel Front-End Ports
8 Gb Fibre Channel storage controller features and indicators
Figure 2. SCv2080 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Two 16 Gb Fibre Channel Front-End Ports
16 Gb Fibre Channel storage controller features and indicators
Features and indicators on the SCv2080storage controller.
ItemControl/FeatureIconDescription
1Battery status indicatorBattery status
  • Blinking green (on 0.5 sec. / off 1.5 sec.) – Battery heartbeat
  • Fast blinking green (on 0.5 sec. / off 0.5 sec.) – Battery is charging
  • Steady green – Battery is ready
2Battery fault indicatorBattery fault
  • Off – No faults
  • Blinking amber – Correctable fault detected
  • Steady amber – Uncorrectable fault detected; replace battery
3MGMT port (Slot 3/Port 1)Ethernet/iSCSI port that is typically used for storage system management and access to the BMC
NOTE To use the MGMT port as an iSCSI port for replication to another Storage Center, a Flex Port license and replication license are required. To use the MGMT port as a front-end connection to host servers, a Flex Port license is required.
4REPL port (Slot 3/Port 2)Ethernet/iSCSI port that is typically used for replication to another Storage Center (requires a replication license)
NOTE To use the RELP port as a front-end connection to host servers, a Flex Port license is required.
5SAS activity indicatorsThere are four SAS PHYs per SAS port.
  • Off – SAS PHY is not connected
  • Steady green – SAS PHY is connected, but not active
  • Blinking green – SAS PHY is not connected nor active
6Storage controller statusStorage controller statusOn – Storage controller completed a power-on self-test (POST)
7Recessed power off buttonPower off buttonNot currently used
8Storage controller faultStorage controller fault
  • Off – No faults
  • Steady amber – Firmware has detected an error
  • Blinking amber – Storage controller is performing a POST
9Recessed reset buttonReset buttonNot currently used
10Identification LEDIdentification LED
  • Off – Identification disabled
  • Blinking blue (for 15 sec.) – Identification is enabled
  • Blinking blue (continuously) – Storage controller shut down to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) S5 state
11USB portUSB portOne USB 3.0 connector
12Diagnostic LEDs (8)
  • Green LEDs 0–3 – Low byte hex POST code
  • Green LEDs 4–7 – High byte hex POST code
13Serial port (3.5 mm mini jack)Serial portNot for customer use
14Two options:
  • Four Fibre Channel ports (Slot 1/Port 1, Slot 1/Port 2, Slot 1/Port 3, and Slot 1/Port 4) with three LEDs per port
  • Two Fibre Channel ports (Slot 1/Port 1 and Slot 1/Port 2) with three LEDs per port
LEDs for the four 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports:
  • All off – No power
  • All on – Booting up
  • Blinking amber – 2 Gbps activity
  • Blinking green – 4 Gbps activity
  • Blinking yellow – 8 Gbps activity
  • Blinking amber and yellow – Beacon
  • All blinking (simultaneous) – Firmware initialized
  • All blinking (alternating) – Firmware fault
LEDs for the two 16 Gb Fibre Channel ports:
  • All off – No power
  • All on – Booting up
  • Blinking amber – 4 Gbps activity
  • Blinking green – 8 Gbps activity
  • Blinking yellow – 16 Gbps activity
  • Blinking amber and yellow – Beacon
  • All blinking (simultaneous) – Firmware initialized
  • All blinking (alternating) – Firmware fault
15Mini-SAS port B (Slot 2/Port 2)Mini SAS portBack-end expansion port B
16Mini-SAS port A (Slot 2/Port 1)Mini SAS portBack-end expansion port A

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