Subsystem monitoring – Rorke Data Galaxy HDX2 GHDX2-2430S-24F4D User Manual
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Galaxy GHDX2-2430S/R-24F4D Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
Introduction
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1.3. Subsystem
Monitoring
The RAID subsystem comes with several monitoring methods to give you constant
updates on the status of the system and its individual components. The following
monitoring features are included in the subsystem.
1.3.1 I
2
C bus
The following subsystem elements interface to the RAID controller over a non-user-
serviceable I
2
C bus:
Disk drives (drive failure output)
PSU modules
Cooling modules
Temperature sensors
1.3.2 LED
Indicators
The following active components all come with LEDs that indicate the status of the
individual component:
RAID controller (7 LEDs)
LCD keypad panel (3 LEDs)
Cooling module (2 LEDs)
PSU module (1 LED)
Drive tray (2 LEDs)
BBU module (1 LED)
1.3.3 Firmware
and
RAIDWatch® GUI
Firmware: The firmware (FW) is pre-installed software that is used to configure the
subsystem. The FW can be accessed through either the front panel LCD keypad or a
terminal emulation program that is installed on an external computer/application server
used as a management station.