Sas And Sata Hard Drive Led Combinations - HP ProLight Server Troubleshooting Manual

Activity Online LED
LED (1) (2)
On Off
Flashing Flashing
Off Off
Off Off

SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations

NOTE: Predictive failure alerts can occur only when the server is connected to a Smart Array controller.
Online/activity LED
(green)
On, off, or flashing Alternating amber
On, off, or flashing Steadily blue
On
On
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Fault LED Interpretation
(3)
Off Do not remove the drive.
The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured as part of an
array; (2) it is a replacement drive and rebuild has not yet started; or
(3) it is spinning up during the POST sequence.
Flashing Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may cause
data loss in non-fault-tolerant configurations.
One or more of the following conditions may exist:
The drive is part of an array being selected by an array
configuration utility
Drive Identification has been selected in HP SIM
The drive firmware is being updated
The drive has been placed offline due to hard disk drive failure or
On
subsystem communication failure.
You may need to replace the drive.
Off One or more of the following conditions may exist:
The drive is not configured as part of an array
The drive is configured as part of an array, but it is a
replacement drive that is not being accessed or being rebuilt yet
The drive is configured as an online spare
If the drive is connected to an array controller, you may replace the
drive online.
Fault/UID LED Interpretation
(amber/blue)
The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been
and blue received for this drive; it also has been selected by a
management application.
The drive is operating normally, and it has been selected by a
management application.
Amber, flashing A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
regularly (1 Hz)
Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Off The drive is online, but it is not active currently.
Amber, flashing Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may
regularly (1 Hz) terminate the current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity
expansion or stripe migration, but a predictive failure alert has
been received for this drive. To minimize the risk of data loss, do
not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is
complete.
Off Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may
terminate the current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is rebuilding, or it is part of an array that is undergoing
capacity expansion or stripe migration.
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