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4
Basic Administrative Tasks
This chapter describes status indicators and basic tasks that might be done as the
course of system administration. Topics include:
■ “Status Indicators” on page 37
■ “Selecting a Boot Device” on page 43
■ “Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring Devices” on page 45
■ “Displaying System Fault Information” on page 46
■ “Multipathing Software” on page 47
■ “Storing FRU Information” on page 48
■ “Automatic System Recovery” on page 48
■ “Updating the Firmware” on page 51
Status Indicators
The system has LED indicators associated with the server itself and with various
components. The server status indicators are located on the bezel and repeated on
the back panel. The components with LED indicators to convey status are the dry
contact alarm card, power supply units, Ethernet port, and hard drives.
The topics in this section include:
■ “Interpreting Status LEDs” on page 38
■ “Bezel Server Status Indicators” on page 39
■ “Alarm Status Indicators” on page 41