45xx Modular Disk Subsystem Manual for G-Series Releases
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Manual
- About This Manual
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installing and Configuring the 6760 Adapter
- 3 Checking Hardware Operation
- 4 Installing and Removing CRUs
- Glossary
- Index

45xx Modular Disk Subsystem Manual for G-Series Releases—142466
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Checking Hardware Operation
What’s in This Section
This section describes troubleshooting procedures you  can use on the 45xx modular 
disk subsystem.  
This section includes the following topics: 
•
What Component LEDs indicate on page 3-1
•
Troubleshooting Hardware on page 3-3
•
Troubleshooting With the TSM Package on page 3-4
•
Troubleshooting Fiber-Optic Cables on page 3-5
What Component LEDs indicate 
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are indicators that provide information about the 
operating status of the hardware. The LEDs help you to determine possible causes of 
malfunctions. The following components of the 45xx modular disk subsystem have 
indicator LEDs: 
•
Module
•
Back-end board (BEB) 
•
Power supply 
•
Disk drive 
For information about the LEDs on the 6760 ServerNet device adapter and its SACs, see 
the 6760 ServerNet/DA Manual. Table 3-1
 lists the LEDs for each of these components 
and describes their function.
Table 3-1. Component LEDs (page 1 of 2)
Component LED Color
LED Is 
Normally  Notes
BEB  Green Lit This LED indicates that the BEB is powered 
on. You can use the TSM FLASH command 
to flash this LED on and off.
BEB Amber-orange 
(middle 
position)
Lit This LED indicates the presence of a 
fiber-optic signal and is normally lit when the 
BEB is connected to a fiber-optic controller.
BEB Amber-orange 
(end position)
Not lit This LED indicates error conditions.
Power 
supply 
Green Lit This LED indicates that the power supply is 
providing power within specification limits.
Disk drive  Green Lit  This LED indicates that the disk drive is 
powered on. You can use the TSM FLASH 
command to flash this LED on and off.










