Verifying drive status
Before and after replacing a drive, determine its status:
Check operating system event logs,
product-specific logs, and management utilities
for drive health and location information.
Check enclosure status LEDs.
Check drive LEDs, as described in the following
image and table.
LED
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LED
color
Blue
1. UID / Fault
Amber
2. Online /
Green
Activity
LED
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status
Definition
Drive was selected by a
Solid or
management application
blinking
to locate the drive
Solid or
Failed or failing
blinking
Solid or
Online and active
blinking
Off
No diagnostic value
Removing the failed drive
CAUTION:
remove only one drive at a time from the
enclosure. Removing more than one drive from
the enclosure impacts the cooling airflow
through the enclosure, which can result in system
overheating and data loss.
1.
Press the drive ejector button.
IMPORTANT:
media, wait approximately 30 seconds or
until the media stops rotating before
removing the drive from the enclosure.
2.
Pivot the release lever to the full open position.
3.
Pull the drive out from the enclosure.
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When replacing multiple drives,
For drives with rotating