The following illustration shows the open-bezel view of the hosting appliance's front panel and identifies the components found on the front panel.
A. Rack-mount brackets |
E. Not applicable for hosting appliances |
B. LCD |
F. Hard reset button |
C. Control keys |
G. Not applicable for hosting appliances |
D. Power button |
H. COM port 2 |
The hosting appliance's front panel console (LCD and control keys) enables you to perform several system configuration and management tasks at the appliance itself. Note that most of the tasks can also be performed through the hosting appliance's Web-based interface.
Use these keys to navigate and select options from the menu system displayed on the LCD. The top and bottom arrow keys move through the listed menus and options. The right arrow key selects the highlighted option. The left arrow key returns you to the previous menu.
The status view is the LCD's default screen and displays the following basic network information for the hosting appliance:
The LCD also displays special alert icons in the upper right and left corners to indicate the status of system alerts. A blinking light bulb icon in the upper left corner signals an incoming alert. A page icon in the upper right corner of the LCD means that some alerts can be accessed through the Alerts menu (see below for more information).
You can also use the LCD to display a customized message on the default screen. This feature can be used to help you quickly locate a specific appliance on a rack in your data center.
The message you entered will display on your appliance's LCD until you change the setting back to Default LCD message.
The Main menu is the access point for all of the features available through the front panel console. To view the Main menu, hold down any of the arrow keys for three seconds. Sub-menus offer the following functionality:
The Power menu provides options to reboot or shut down the hosting appliance. Use the arrow keys to select the option you want, then select Yes by pressing the right arrow key to perform the operation.
You can also reboot or shut down the hosting appliance remotely from the Web-based interface.
The Alerts menu shows a list of all the current system alerts including software service and hardware component alerts generated by the hosting appliance. The list can contain a maximum of 99 alerts that will remain for 24 hours (displayed in military time) before being removed.
Scroll through the list and select an alert for a more detailed description.
From the appliance's Web-based interface, you can also enable specific system alerts to be sent to your e-mail account.
The Defaults menu helps you manage critical system configuration settings. You can reset the password for the root user. Additionally, in case of system failures, the Defaults menu provides a method to restore the system password files and restore the default factory images from an emergency partition. For more information about the emergency partition, see Troubleshooting.
Keep in mind that, for system security, none of these options is available from the Web-based interface.
The Network menu enables you to view and configure network addressing for your hosting appliance's network adapters, subnet mask, and default gateway. If necessary, you can change the IP address for a network adapter.
The Web status menu shows current server-wide statistics, including:
The following illustration and table describes the nine LEDs located on the front panel (as viewed with the bezel closed):
LED |
Description |
B. Power On |
Indicates if the hosting appliance is in a powered-on state. A blinking green light indicates that a system message is waiting or the appliance is in sleep mode. |
C. System Sleep/Fault (amber) |
Indicates the hosting appliance has detected a fault or is in sleep mode. A blinking amber light indicates a system failure. |
D. Hard Disk |
Indicates when access to the hard drive takes place. Hard disk activity monitoring actually comes from three sources: hard disk 1, hard disk 2, and an external SCSI drive that is connected to the internal SCSI activity connector. |
E. LAN1 Activity/Link |
Lights when a successful 10/100 MB link has occurred to an Ethernet switch or hub. Once lit, the light blinks at a variable rate to indicate network activity on this channel. |
F. LAN1 Speed |
Lights when the LAN1 controller is detected and configured to run at 100 MB operation. For 10 MB operation, this LED is not lit. |
G. LAN2 Activity/Link |
Lights when a successful 10/100 MB link has occurred to an Ethernet switch or hub. Once lit, the LED blinks at a variable rate to indicate network activity on this channel. For 10 MB operation, this LED is not lit. |
H. LAN2 Speed |
Lights when the LAN2 controller is detected and configured to run at 100 MB operation. |
I. E-mail Activity |
Lights when users deliver e-mail to e-mail accounts hosted on this appliance. |
J. Web Activity |
Lights when users access or "hit" Web sites hosted on this appliance. |