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Select a storage system item from the left panel storage box tree to display the storage system information. There are two types of storage systems: External Array Storage Systems and ProLiant Storage Systems. The ProLiant Storage System information is listed below:

  • Box Type displays the type of drive enclosure, or box. The following types are possible:

    • External Storage Systems- Outside the machine

    • Internal Storage Systems- Inside the machine

    • Unknown- The Storage provider do not recognize the drive enclosure. You may need to upgrade your software.

  • Vendor- The name of the organization responsible for producing the Physical Element. This organization might be the entity from whom the Element is purchased, but this is not necessarily true.

  • Firmware Revision displays the firmware revision of the drive enclosure or box. Use this information for identification purposes.

  • Serial Number displays the serial number of the drive enclosure or box. Use this information for identification purposes.

  • Fan Status displays the status of the fan subsystem in the drive enclosure, or box. The following values are possible:

    • OK- The fan subsystem is working properly.

    • Failed- A fan has failed and there are not enough fans in the fan subsystem to keep the enclosure cool. Check your fan subsystem as soon as possible. Continued operation may cause failure of the drives.

    • Degraded- A fan has failed but there are still enough fans in the fan subsystem to keep the enclosure cool.

    • Unknown- The Storage provider do not recognize the status of the fan subsystem. You may need to upgrade your software.

    • No Fan- This ProLiant device does not have a fan.

    • Stressed indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of "Stressed" states are overload, overheated, and so on.

    • Predictive Failure indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future.

    • In Service describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered.

    • No Contact indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it.

    • Lost Communication indicates that the Managed System Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable.

    • Stopped and Aborted are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated.

    • Dormant indicates that the element is inactive or quiescent.

    • Supporting Entity in Error indicates that this element might be "OK" but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems.

    • Completed indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error).

    • Power Mode indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association.

  • Drive Cage Status displays the operational status of the drive cage.

  • Drive Bays displays the number of drive bays provided by this storage system. If duplexing hardware is used with the storage system, the drive bay number is less than the number of physical drive bays in the enclosure.

  • Drive Cage Location displays if the drive cage is connected internally or externally.

  • Model displays the model of the storage system. Use this information for identification purposes.

  • Thermal Status displays the temperature status of the drive system. The following values are possible:

    • OK- The temperature is within normal operating range..

    • Degraded- The temperature is outside of normal operating range. Check to make sure the cover is on the ProLiant Storage System.

    • Failed- The temperature is outside of normal operating range, and could permanently damage the system. Ensure that the fans are spinning, and check the room temperature.

    • Unknown- The Storage provider do not recognize the thermal status. You may need to upgrade your software.

    • No Temperature- This ProLiant does not support temperature monitoring.

    • Stressed indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of "Stressed" states are overload, overheated, and so on.

    • Predictive Failure indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future.

    • In Service describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered.

    • No Contact indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it.

    • Lost Communication indicates that the Managed System Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable.

    • Stopped and Aborted are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated.

    • Dormant indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced.

    • Supporting Entity in Error indicates that this element might be "OK" but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems.

    • Completed indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error).

    • Power Mode indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association.

  • Duplex Option displays the duplex option installed in this storage system. The following values are possible:

    • Duplex Top- This storage system is the top part of a duplexed unit.

    • Duplex Bottom- This storage system is the bottom part of a duplexed unit.

    • None- A Duplex option is not installed

  • Power Supply Status displays the status of the redundant power supply. The following values are possible:

    • OK- All component power supplies that make up the redundant power supply are in normal working order.

    • Degraded- One of the component power supplies that make up the redundant power supply has failed. The drive system (either a drive subsystem or a power supply for the main unit) continues to operate; however, if the remaining power supply should fail, the drive system will lose all power and data loss could occur. To correct this situation, schedule a time to bring the device down and replace the failed power supply.

    • Unkown- The Storage provider do not recognize the redundant power supply. You may need to upgrade your software.

    • No Redundant Power Supply- This ProLiant server does not support a redundant power supply.

    • Stressed indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of "Stressed" states are overload, overheated, and so on.

    • Predictive Failure indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future.

    • In Service describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered.

    • No Contact indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it.

    • Lost Communication indicates that the Managed System Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable.

    • Stopped and Aborted are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated.

    • Dormant indicates that the element is inactive or quiescent.

    • Supporting Entity in Error indicates that this element might be "OK" but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems.

    • Completed indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error).

    • Power Mode indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association.

Paths

This section displays the status and role of each data path to the physical drive for multipath capable hardware. This section is displayed only if the hardware is multipath capable.

  • Path Each path is identified by a descriptor, for example "Port 2E Box 1" indicates a path from the host adapter external port number 2 ("Port 2E") to Box 1.

  • Status Indicates the status of the data path. Possible values are:

    • OK - The path is operational.

    • PATH ERROR - The path is not operational.

    • UNKNOWN - The path status cannot be determined.

  • Role Indicates the status of the data path. Possible values are:

    • active - This path is the preferred data path to the physical drive.

    • passive - This path is the alternate data path to the physical drive.

    • Path Error - This path is not operational.

    • unknown - The role of this path cannot be determined.