Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new
feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. For information about operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following
topics:
• The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central (http://
www.ibm.com/support/xcentral/).
• Power Systems Prerequisites (http://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/home).
• IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center) (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
• The latest version of the device driver or IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded
from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/
set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
• For support details, see the Linux Alert website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/
lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
Adapter LED
Table 36. LED States
Hardware State Yellow LED (8
Gbps)
Green LED (4
Gbps)
Amber LED (2
Gbps)
Comments
Power Off Off Off Off
Power On (before
rmware
initialization)
On On On
Power On (after
rmware
initialization)
Flash Flash Flash All flash at the
same time.
Firmware Fault Flash in sequence Flash in sequence Flash in sequence Flashing in
sequence of yellow
LED, green LED,
amber LED, then
back to yellow LED.
2 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
Off Off On/Flash On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
4 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
Off On/Flash Off On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
8 Gbps Link
UP/ACT
On/Flash Off Off On for link up and
flash if I/O activity.
Beacon Flash Off Flash All flashing at the
same time.
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