External Rdx Docking Stations And Removable Disk Drives - IBM Power Systems RDX Manual

Table 4. Power indicator
Indicator status
Off
Steady green
Flashing green
Flashing amber
Removable disk drive indicator
The disk drive has an indicator light that displays the status of the drive. The following table describes the
operation of the drive indicator.
Table 5. Removable disk drive indicator
Indicator status
Off
Steady green
Flashing green
Flashing amber

External RDX docking stations and removable disk drives

Find information about external USB docking stations and their supported disk drives.
Description
The external RDX docking station (FC EUA4) consists of a docking station, which holds a removable disk
drive. The external RDX docking station is available as an external device. The disk drive is a backup and
restore device that can be used as an alternative to tape drives. The removable disk drive is not a
replacement for regular disk drives and cannot be used as part of a disk array. Figure 67 on page 82 and
Figure 68 on page 82 show the front and rear views of the external USB docking station.
RDX docking stations, removable disk drives, and power cable, for the 9009-41A, 9009-42A, or 9223-42H 81
Meaning
No power
Ready
Ejecting
Fault
Meaning
Not ready
Ready
Activity
Fault
Description
Docking station does not have
power supply.
Power is on and the docking
station is working correctly.
Cartridge is ejecting.
Docking station has detected a
fault condition with the docking
station.
Description
Drive is not inserted correctly or
the docking station has no power
supply.
Drive is ready.
Drive is reading, writing, or
seeking.
Docking station has detected a
fault condition with the cartridge.