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Fan Properties

Dell OpenManage™ Storage Management User's Guide

  Fan Properties

Use this window to view information about the enclosure's fans.

Fan Properties

The fans are a component of the enclosure's cooling module. The following table describes the fan properties.

Property

Definition

Status

These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component. See Storage Component Severity for more information.

Name

This property displays the name of the fan.

State

This property displays the current status of the fan.

  • Ready — The fan is functioning normally.

  • Degraded — The fan has suffered a failure and is operating in a degraded state.

  • Failed — The fan has suffered a failure and is no longer functioning. Storage Management may also be unable to communicate with the enclosure using SES commands. The Failed state is displayed when the enclosure does not respond to a status query from Storage Management for any reason. For example, disconnecting the SCSI cable would cause this state to be displayed.

Part Number

This property displays the part number of the fan.

Note: This property is not displayed for the PV22xS enclosures that have E.17 firmware or later.

Speed

This property indicates the fan speed. Possible values are Fast, Medium, Slow, and Stopped.

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