Apple xserve raid or xserve raid sfp User Manual

 
Xserve RAID Take Apart -   
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 Rear Power Button Panel Board 
Rear Power Button Panel Board 
The rear power button panel board includes the on/off power button and light. 
Tools 
The only tool required for this procedure is a small Phillips screwdriver. 
Preliminary Steps 
Before you begin, remove the system from the rack and place it on a sturdy, 
flat surface 
and ESD mat. Then remove the top cover. 
Part Location 

 
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Xserve RAID Take Apart  Rear Power Button Panel Board 
Procedure 
1. Disconnect the rear panel cable from the rear power button panel board. 
2. Remove the two panel board mounting screws.
3. Remove the rear power button panel board and its button cover from the enclosure. 

 
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Troubleshooting 
Xserve RAID 

 
Xserve RAID Troubleshooting -   
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 Diagnostic Tools 
Diagnostic Tools 
Xserve RAID includes built-in sensors that detect and report on hard drives, internal 
temperature, cooling module status or failure, and power status or failure. You can monitor 
the system’s operation via these sensors and two diagnostic tools: indicator lights on the 
front and back of the system and remote monitoring software. 
Status Lights 
Status lights are located on the front and back panels of Xserve RAID. In addition,...

 
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 Diagnostic Tools
Table 1: Front Panel Status Lights
Indicator LED Color Description
Security lock Yellow Lock is engaged
System identi fier Yellow Indicates a hardware error or that 
someone has toggled it on; check the 
server monitoring application for more 
information
Mute button No LED Press to turn off the alarm signalling an  error condition
Power supplies Green RedOK
Failure (See “Power Supply Status Lights”)
Cooling modules Green RedOK
Failure
Temperature...

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Back Panel Status Lights
The system’s back panel status lights are shown in the  figure below. General back panel 
status lights are listed in Table 3. Power supply status lights are in Table 4.
Table 2: General Back Panel Status Lights
Indicator Color Description
Power White On and OK
System identi fier Yellow Indicates a hardware error or that 
someone has toggled it on
Mute button No LED Press to turn off alarm signalling an error
Power supplies See...

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Host Adapter Card Status Lights
The host adapter card’s status lights are shown in the figure and table below. 
Table 3: Power Supply Status Lights
Power Supply Conditions Green LED Yellow LED Red LED
No AC power to either power supply Off Off Off
Power supply failure or no AC power to 
this power supply Off Off On
AC power present; standby ouputs on Blinking Off Off
Power supply DC outputs on and OK On Off Off
Current limit On Off Blinking
Predictive...

Xserve RAID Troubleshooting - 5
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RAID Admin and Disk Utility
There are two applications for con figuring and monitoring Xserve RAID systems: RAID 
Admin, included on a CD with the system, and Disk Utility, which is part of Mac OS X or 
Mac OS X Server.
RAID Admin is used for the following:
• Monitoring the status of one or more systems
• Creating or deleting RAID arrays
• Adjusting system settings, including system name and password, network a\
ddress for  each RAID controller, fibre...

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Info
Info reports system name, lock status, controller details, and whether there is a problem or 
power failure.
Components
Components shows the operating information about the power supplies, RAID controllers, 
cooling modules, and cache backup batteries. Clicking the button for a component 
displays its details.          
           

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Drive & Arrays
Drives & Arrays shows details of each array, the drives in use, and the drives available. 
Choosing an array from the Array menu displays its details.
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel shows information about each RAID controller and the type of  fibre channel 
connection in use.
Network
Network displays the IP address and related network details for each RAID controller.