Troubleshooting: Your Storage Array Software 23919Troubleshooting: Your StorageArray SoftwareStart-Up RoutineLook and listen during the array’s start-up routine for the indicationsdescribed in Table 19-1. For a description of the front- and back-panelindicators, see "Planning: About Your Storage Array" on page 23.NOTE: At least two physical disks must be installed in the array.Device Health ConditionsWhen you open the Enterprise Management Window (EMW), the DellPowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management software (MDSM)establishes communication with each managed storage array and determinesthe current storage array status. The current status is represented by iconsnext to the managed storage array.The status icons shown in the Tree view in the EMW represent a summarystatus for each storage array. If a storage array has a status of Needs Attentionor a status of Fixing, you must determine the condition that is causing thisstatus before attempting any management actions. You can determine thecondition causing the Needs Attention status or the Fixing status by selectingthe storage array and launching its Array Management Window (AMW). Tolaunch the AMW, perform one of these actions:Table 19-1. Start-Up Routine IndicationsLook/Listen for ActionAlert messages. See your storage managementdocumentation.An unfamiliar constant scraping or grindingsound when you access a physical disk.See "Getting Help" on page 273.
