Troubleshooting Oracle F160 Flash Card Cooling
Maintaining the proper internal operating temperature of the server is crucial to a the health of the server. To prevent server shutdown and damage to components, address over temperature and hardware-related issues as soon as they occur.
The Oracle F160 Flash Card is designed to provide continuous full bandwidth performance with temperatures up to 73° C. Qualified host platforms with required software updates operate with sufficient margin to the maximum temperature under worst case environments.
Use the status indicators to determine the status of the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card. The LEDs provide key status indicators to diagnose Oracle F160 Flash Card issues. See Status Indicators.
Should the system exceed the maximum operating temperature, or a system fault occur which causes internal temperatures of the flash memory modules to rise above this limit, the Oracle F160 Flash Card responds as follows:
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73° C - Drive write throttling is engaged to reduce Oracle F160 Flash Card power.
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Oracle F160 Flash Card status indicator amber is lit, Service Action Required.
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Temperature warning displays in utility output.
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78° C - Additional drive write throttling is engaged.
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Oracle F160 Flash Card status indicator amber is lit, Service Action Required.
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Critical temperature status displays in utility output.
Caution - Sustained critical temperatures might cause data loss.
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Refer to the server documentation for additional service information.
The following image shows the Oracle F160 Flash Card temperature sensor locations on both sides of the circuit board:
(1): Oracle F160 Flash Card temperature sensor location