HP SB40c-Storage-Blade - Manual (Page 21)

Troubleshooting 21
Troubleshooting
In this section
When the storage blade does not power up.............................................................................................. 21
Diagnostic questions............................................................................................................................... 21
Recognizing hard drive failure................................................................................................................. 22
Factors to consider before replacing hard drives........................................................................................ 23
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) ............................................................................................................ 24
Drive failure in a NetWare environment.................................................................................................... 25
When the storage blade does not power up
If the SB40c does not start:
1. Be sure that the SB40c is installed adjacent to the partner server blade.
2. Use the Onboard Administrator to be sure that sufficient power is available.
3. Use the Onboard Administrator to verify that sufficient cooling is available.
4. Restart the partner server blade.
IMPORTANT: If the system does not restart, proceed to "Diagnostic Steps."
5. Verify that the SB40c front panel health LED changes from flashing amber to solid green.
Diagnostic questions
Is the storage blade operating properly?
Answer Possible reasons Possible solutions
No • The SB40c is not installed in the correct
location for the partner server blade.
• Verify that the SB40c is installed adjacent to
the partner server blade. See "Installation
guidelines (" Installation guidelines " on page
11 )."
• The partner server blade was not
restarted after the SB40c was installed.
• Restart the server blade.
• The SB40c is not properly seated in the
device bay.
1 Power down the partner server blade.
2 Reseat the SB40c in the device bay.
3 Restart the server blade.