711 A SAS adapter has failed.

Explanation

A SAS adapter has failed. On Storwize® V7000, FlashSystem 7200, FlashSystem 9100, and FlashSystem 9200, the adapter is located on the node canister system board.

Data:

  • On Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000E, FlashSystem 5000, Storwize V7000, FlashSystem 7200, FlashSystem 9100, and FlashSystem 9200, a number indicating the adapter location. Location 0 indicates that the adapter integrated into the system board is being reported.
  • On SAN Volume Controller, a number indicating the adapter location. The location indicates an adapter slot. See the node description for the definition of the adapter slot locations.

User response

  1. If possible, use the management GUI to run the suggested actions for the associated service error code.
  2. On Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000E, FlashSystem 5000, Storwize V7000, FlashSystem 7200, FlashSystem 9100, and FlashSystem 9200, because the adapter is on the system board, replace the node canister using the remove and replace procedures.
  3. On SAN Volume Controller, use the remove and replace procedures to replace the adapter. If this procedure does not fix the problem, replace the system board.

Possible Cause-FRUs or other cause:

  • On Storwize V5000, Storwize V5000E, FlashSystem 5000, Storwize V7000, FlashSystem 7200, FlashSystem 9100, and FlashSystem 9200, node canister
  • On SAN Volume Controller, High-speed SAS adapter
  • On SAN Volume Controller, system board