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Dell Storage Center SCv2000 and SCv2020 Storage System Deployment Guide

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SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Fibre Channel Front-End Ports

The following figures show the features and indicators on a storage controller with Fibre Channel front-end ports.

Figure 1. SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Four 8 Gb Fibre Channel Front-End Ports 8 Gb Fibre Channel storage controller features and indicators
Figure 2. SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage SystemStorage Controller with Two 16 Gb Fibre Channel Front-End Ports 16 Gb Fibre Channel storage controller features and indicators
ItemControl/FeatureIconDescription
1Battery status indicatorBattery status
  • Blinking green (on 0.5 sec. / off 1.5 sec.): Battery heartbeat
  • Fast blinking green (on 0.5 sec. / off 0.5 sec.): Battery is charging
  • Steady green: Battery is ready
2Battery fault indicatorBattery fault
  • Off: No faults
  • Blinking amber: Correctable fault detected
  • Steady amber: Uncorrectable fault detected; replace battery
3MGMT port (Slot 3/Port 1)Ethernet/iSCSI port that is typically used for storage system management and access to the BMC
  • NOTE: To use the MGMT port as an iSCSI port for replication to another Storage Center, a Flex Port license and replication license are required. To use the MGMT port as a front-end connection to host servers, a Flex Port license is required.
4REPL port (Slot 3/Port 2)Ethernet/iSCSI port that is typically used for replication to another Storage Center (requires a replication license)
  • NOTE: To use the RELP port as a front-end connection to host servers, a Flex Port license is required.
5SAS activity indicatorsThere are four SAS PHYs per SAS port.
  • Off: SAS PHY is not connected
  • Steady green: SAS PHY is connected, but not active
  • Blinking green: SAS PHY is not connected nor active
6Storage controller status Storage controller statusOn: Storage controller completed POST
7Recessed power off buttonPower off buttonNot currently used
8Storage controller fault Storage controller fault
  • Off: No faults
  • Steady amber: Firmware has detected an error
  • Blinking amber: Storage controller is performing POST
9Recessed reset buttonReset buttonNot currently used
10Identification LEDIdentification LED
  • Off: Identification disabled
  • Blinking blue (for 15 sec.): Identification is enabled
  • Blinking blue (continuously): Storage controller shut down to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) S5 state
11USB portUSB portOne USB 3.0 connector
12Diagnostic LEDs (8)
  • Green LEDs 0–3: Low byte hex POST code
  • Green LEDs 4–7: High byte hex POST code
13Serial port (3.5 mm mini jack)Serial portNot for customer use
14Two options:
  • Four Fibre Channel ports (Slot 1/Port 1, Slot 1/Port 2, Slot 1/Port 3, and Slot 1/Port 4) with three LEDs per port
  • Two Fibre Channel ports (Slot 1/Port 1 and Slot 1/Port 2) with three LEDs per port
LEDs for the four 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports:
  • All off: No power
  • All on: Booting up
  • Blinking amber: 2 Gbps activity
  • Blinking green: 4 Gbps activity
  • Blinking yellow: 8 Gbps activity
  • Blinking amber and yellow: Beacon
  • All blinking (simultaneous): Firmware initialized
  • All blinking (alternating): Firmware fault
LEDs for the two 16 Gb Fibre Channel ports:
  • All off: No power
  • All on: Booting up
  • Blinking amber: 4 Gbps activity
  • Blinking green: 8 Gbps activity
  • Blinking yellow: 16 Gbps activity
  • Blinking amber and yellow: Beacon
  • All blinking (simultaneous): Firmware initialized
  • All blinking (alternating): Firmware fault
15Mini-SAS port B (Slot 2/Port 2)Mini SAS portBack-end expansion port B
16Mini-SAS port A (Slot 2/Port 1)Mini SAS portBack-end expansion port A

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