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The indicator lights on the back of the controller unit are shown in, and are, described

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Table 2: Indicator lights (front) Indicator light Color Normal operation Problem indicator Possible conditions indicated by the problem indicator1 Component: battery Fault-A or Amber Off On Fault-B • Left or right battery bank has failed • Battery is either discharged or defective Full Charge-A Green On4 Off or Full Charge-B • Left or right battery bank is not fully charged • Power has been off for an extended period and has drained battery power • Batteries are weak 1 Always use the storage-management software to identify the failure. 2 There are eight status lights (the Heartbeat and seven others) that glow in various patterns, depending on the controller status. 3 The fast write cache indicator light is on when there is data in cache and blinks during a fast write operation. 4 If either Full Charge-A or Full Charge-B indicator light blink, the battery is in the process of charging. The indicator lights on the back of the controller unit are shown in Figure 10 and are described in Table 3 on page 19. Power supply fault Fan and communications module fault Power supply fault Figure 10. Controller unit indicator lights - back view 18 IBM FAStT500 RAID Controller Enclosure Unit User's Guide

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IBM FAStT500 RAID Controller Enclosure Unit User’s Guide
The indicator lights on the back of the controller unit are shown in
Figure 10
and are
described in
Table 3 on page 19
.
Figure 10.
Controller unit indicator lights — back view
Component: battery
Fault-A or
Fault-B
Amber
Off
On
Left or right battery bank has failed
Battery is either discharged or defective
Full Charge-A
or
Full Charge-B
Green
On
4
Off
Left or right battery bank is not fully charged
Power has been off for an extended period and
has drained battery power
Batteries are weak
1
Always use the storage-management software to identify the failure.
2
There are eight status lights (the Heartbeat and seven others) that glow in various patterns, depending
on the controller status.
3
The fast write cache indicator light is on when there is data in cache and blinks during a fast write
operation.
4
If either Full Charge-A or Full Charge-B indicator light blink, the battery is in the process of charging.
Table 2: Indicator lights (front)
Indicator
light
Color
Normal
operation
Problem
indicator
Possible conditions indicated
by the
problem indicator
1
Fan and communications
module fault
Power supply fault
Power supply fault