Technical Tip: How to identify the status of the PSU in FortiManager Applicances

Description

This article describes how to identify the status of the Power Supply Unit (PSU).

Scope

FortiManager appliances.

Solution

The following is an example of a healthy PS1/PS2:

FMG2KE-1 # execute sensor list

PS1 Status | 0x1 | discrete | 0x0100| na | na | na | na | na | na
PS2 Status | 0x1 | discrete | 0x0100| na | na | na | na | na | na

For more details about the PS1/PS2 in a human readable format, run 'execute sensor detail'. The following is example output, where both the PS1 and PS2 exist and are detected:

FMG2KE-1 # execute sensor detail
Sensor ID : PS1 Status (0xc8)
Entity ID : 10.1
Sensor Type (Discrete): Power Supply
States Asserted : Power Supply
[Presence detected]
Sensor ID : PS2 Status (0xc9)
Entity ID : 10.2
Sensor Type (Discrete): Power Supply
States Asserted : Power
[Presence detected]

The following is an example of a faulty PS2, indicated with a 0xb status (as opposed to a healthy 0x1):

FMG2KE-2 # execute sensor list

PS1 Status | 0x1 | discrete | 0x0100| na | na | na | na | na | na
PS2 Status | 0xb | discrete | 0x0b00| na | na | na | na | na | na

For more details about the faulty PS2 in a human readable format:

FMG2KE-2 # execute sensor detail
Sensor ID : PS1 Status (0xc8)
Entity ID : 10.88
Sensor Type (Discrete): Power Supply
States Asserted : Power Supply
[Presence detected]

Sensor ID : PS2 Status (0xc9)
Entity ID : 10.87
Sensor Type (Discrete): Power Supply
States Asserted : Power Supply
[Presence detected]
[Failure detected] 
[Power Supply AC lost]