Dell Compellent 205
B Troubleshooting
Thisappendixcontainstroubleshootingstepsforcommonproblems.
Contents
TroubleshootingtheSerialConnection ........................................ 205
TroubleshootingEnclosures .....
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TroubleshootingLicenses ....
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TroubleshootingUpdates .
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Troubleshooting the Serial Connection
Troubleshooting Enclosures
Issue Possible Reason Solution
Unabletoconnecttoa
controllerwithaserial
connection
Communicationproblems. • Reseatorreplacecables.
•Verifythetelnetsettings.
Issue Possible Reason Solution
NoDisksFoundbyStartup
Wizard:
Nodiskscouldbefound
attachedtothisDell
CompellentStorageCenter.
Needtoupdatesoftwareand/or
firmwaretouseattached
enclosure.
1ClickQuit.
2 CheckforStorageCenterUpdatesonpage 172.
3 CompletetheStartupWizardonpage 129.
Enclosurefirmwareupdate
fails
Cablingisnotredundant. 1 Checkthe
back‐endcablingandensurethat
redundantconnectionsareused.
SeeSASRedundancyonpage 55formore
information.
ExpectedDisksand/or
EnclosuresareMissing
Needtoupdatesoftwareand/or
firmwaretouseattached
enclosureand/ordrives.
1Checktheback‐endcablingandenclosure’s
powerstate.
2 CheckforStorageCenterUpdatesonpage 172.