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Isolating Faults, If you have local access to the Endurance server

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Isolating Faults If you have local access to the Endurance server, check the following in the order that they are listed: Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Action Notes Check the upper and lower status lights on the handles of each of the four MICs in your server. Using the Endurance Manager Administration Window, note any MIC port states that are listed as Failed, Lost Power, PCI Reset, Unknown/ Unavailable, or Uninitialized. Using the Endurance Manager Administration Window and the Device Status Window, note any components that are not active, online, or standby. Check for and correct any obvious failures. If the CE is active, check the Windows Event Viewer for Endurance messages beginning with or . Because the IOPs may have slightly different error messages, depending on the state of the server, check the Windows Event Viewer for Endurance messages beginning with or . Review the IOP event logs for nonEndurance messages that indicate a problem with an IOP-connected device. If both sets of lights are solid green, the MICs are working properly and communicating correctly. If any of the lights are orange, red, or off, there may be a problem with the MIC. Refer to Appendix A for a description of the MIC status lights. Refer to MIC Port State Display Lights in Chapter 2 for a description of the MIC port states. For example, check for loose cables. Reference those events (in the HP Netserver AA Solution Messages online manual) for information and corrective action. Reference those events (in the HP Netserver AA Solution Messages online manual) for information and corrective action. For example, check for messages logged by the SCSI adapter driver. 8-4 HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator's Guide

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HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator°s Guide
Isolating Faults
If you have local access to the Endurance server, check the following in the order that they are
listed:
Step
Action
Notes
1
Check the upper and lower status lights
on the handles of each of the four MICs
in your server.
If both sets of lights are solid
green
, the MICs
are working properly and communicating
correctly.
If any of the lights are
orange
,
red
, or
off
, there
may be a problem with the MIC.
Refer to
Appendix
A
for a description of the
MIC status lights.
2
Using the Endurance Manager
Administration Window, note any MIC
port states that are listed as
Failed
,
Lost
Power
,
PCI Reset
,
Unknown/
Unavailable
, or
Uninitialized
.
Refer to
MIC Port State Display Lights
in
Chapter 2
for a description of the MIC port
states.
3
Using the Endurance Manager
Administration Window and the Device
Status Window, note any components
that are not
active
,
online
, or
standby
.
4
Check for and correct any obvious
failures.
For example, check for loose cables.
5
If the CE is active, check the Windows
Event Viewer for Endurance messages
beginning with
or
.
Reference those events (in the
HP Netserver
AA Solution Messages
online manual) for
information and corrective action.
6
Because the IOPs may have slightly
different error messages, depending on
the state of the server, check the
Windows Event Viewer for Endurance
messages beginning with
or
.
Reference those events (in the
HP Netserver
AA Solution Messages
online manual) for
information and corrective action.
7
Review the IOP event logs for non-
Endurance messages that indicate a
problem with an IOP-connected device.
For example, check for messages logged by
the SCSI adapter driver.