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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

Storage controller operational power status

The following table provides information on the operational power status of the integrated storage controller card when:
  • the storage controller slot is mapped to multiple server modules
  • the system cover is installed
Table 1. Storage controller operational power statusIf the chassis and server module status turns to Off, then storage controller status turns to Off. If the chassis status turns to Standby and server module status turns to Off, then storage controller status turns to Off. If the chassis status turns to On, and server module status turns to Off or On, then the status of the integrated storage controller card installed in storage controller slot 1, labelled as INT_STORAGE_1 on the system board turns to On, and the status of the integrated storage controller card installed in storage controller slot 1, labelled as INT_STORAGE_1 on the system board turns to Off.
Chassis Status Server Module Status (All Server Modules) Storage Controller Status
Off Off Off
Standby Off Off
On Off or On
  • On — The status of the integrated storage controller card installed in storage controller slot 1, labelled as INT_STORAGE_1 on the system board.
  • Off — The status of the integrated storage controller card slot 2, labelled as INT_STORAGE_2 on the system board, in a single storage controller configuration.
The following table provides information on the operational power status of a storage controller when:
  • the storage controller card is replaced in the storage controller slot
  • the system cover is removed
Table 2. Storage controller operational power statusIf the chassis status turns to On and server module status turns to Off, then storage controller status turns to Off. If the chassis and server module status turns to On, then storage controller status turns to Off. Note that the system cover must be installed for the new storage controller to turn on.
Chassis Status Server Module Status (All Server Modules) Storage Controller Status
On Off Off
On On Off
NOTE: The system cover must be installed for the new storage controller to turn on.
NOTE: To verify if the storage controller is powered on, see Storage Controller Card Indicators.

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