Fan Properties

Fans are a component of the enclosure’s cooling module. The following table describes the fan properties:

Table 22. Fan Properties
Property Definition
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.

- Normal/OK

- Warning/Non-critical

- Critical/Failure/Error

For more information, see Storage Component Severity.
NameDisplays the name of the fan.
StateDisplays the status of the fan.
  • Ready — The fan is functioning normally.
  • Degraded — The fan has encountered a failure and is operating in a degraded state.
  • Offline — The fan or power supply has been removed from the enclosure.
  • Failed — The fan has encountered a failure and is no longer functioning. Storage Management is 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 example, disconnecting the cable.
  • Missing — The fan is not present in the enclosure.
Part Number

Displays the part number of the fan.

This property is not displayed for the 22xS enclosures that have E.17 firmware or later.

Speed

Indicates the fan speed. Possible values are Fast, Medium, Slow, and Stopped. If the fan is in Offline state, the value for the Speed property is Unknown.

For information on events that cause the fan speed to change, see the hardware documentation.