Locating a Expansion Enclosure

Use the Blink option to physically locate and identify a expansion enclosure in the .

Important: The indicator light activation varies according to the type of expansion enclosure you have.

Use the following procedure to locate a expansion enclosure:

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From the  Physical View, select a physical disk, and select Physical Disk >> Blink >> Expansion Enclosure.

The indicator light or lights on the expansion enclosure or physical disks turn on.

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When you have located the expansion enclosure, click OK.

The indicator lights stop blinking (if you have a expansion enclosure with a blue indicator light, the light turns off). If any other Blink operations (Blink Storage Array, Blink Disk Group, Blink Physical Disk Channels, Blink Expansion Enclosure, or Blink Physical Disk) are being invoked from another , these indicator lights also stop blinking.

Note: If the indicator lights from the Blink Expansion Enclosure operation do not stop blinking, use the Stop All Indications option to stop the process manually.

Stopping All Indicator Lights from Blinking

Normally, the indicator lights stop flashing when you click OK in the Blink Storage Array, Blink Physical Disk Channels, Blink Disk Group, Blink Expansion Enclosure, or Blink Physical Disk dialogs. Use the Stop All Indications option in the rare case that a Blink operation has not properly closed and the indicator lights on the storage array physical disks continue to blink.

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From the Array Management Window, select Storage Array >> Blink >> Stop All Indications.

If the indicator lights successfully stop blinking, a confirmation message is displayed.

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Click OK.

Related Topics

Viewing the Status of Expansion Enclosure Components

Locating a Storage Array

Locating a Disk Group

Locating Expansion Enclosures on a Physical Disk Channel

Locating a Physical Disk