I have a PowerEdge 2650 server with a PowerVault 220S attached. The server is running NetWare 6.5 SP7. The server has taken to beeping every four seconds . . . hour after hour after hour . . . non-stop, persistently, unfaltering, consistently, unrelenting, resolutely.

 

Get my drift?

 

All status lights on the 2650 and 220S are either blue or green. None are flashing; none are amber; none are red. All lights that should be on are on; all lights that should be off are off.

 

The server seems to be working fine: it's talking on the network, the fans are humming, the drives are whirring, users are happily accessing files. It's like something out of a Disney movie; except for the beeping, that seems to be from an H.P. Lovecraft story.

 

There are no error messages on the NetWare console or log files. I disabled the NetWare "Sound Bell for Alerts" value, and the beeping continued. So, I'm figuring it's a system error of some type.

 

I've gone through the manuals for the 2650 and 220S. There are beep codes in the 2650 manual, but this specific situation isn't covered.

 

I'm going to schedule time to reboot the after hours.

 

I'm just wondering if anyone has come across this problem. What can I expect? Pain and misery? Tinnitus? Cthulu, perhaps?