Chassis Components; Storage Drives; Drive Carrier Indicators - Supermicro SuperServer SYS-2029U-TN24R4T User Manual

3.4 Chassis Components

This section provides instructions on installing and replacing system components. To assure
compatibility, only use components that match the specifications or part numbers given.

Storage Drives

The 2029U-TN24R4T supports twenty-four NVMe 2.5" hot-swap storage drives. Four drive
bays are hybrid that can support SAS3 with an optional add-on card. In addition, there are
two SATA 2.5" drive bays in the rear, and two internal M.2 (1 SATA, 1 NVMe slots).
The server can be purchased with drives installed or without drives installed.
For VROC configurations, refer to the VROC appendix in this manual.
Note: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and
servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro website at
supermicro.com/products/nfo/Ultra.cfm.
The external drives are mounted in drive carriers that simplify their removal from the chassis.
These carriers also help promote proper airflow. Even carriers without drives must remain in
the chassis for proper airflow.

Drive Carrier Indicators

Each drive carrier has two LED indicators: an activity indicator and a status indicator. For
RAID configurations using a controller, the meaning of the status indicator is described in
the table below. For OS RAID or non-RAID configurations, some LED indications are not
supported, such as hot spare.
Color
Activity
Blue
LED
Blue
Status
Red
LED
Red
Red
Red
Red
Green
Amber
Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Drive Carrier LED Indicators
Blinking Pattern Behavior for Device
Solid On SAS/NVMe drive installed
Blinking I/O activity
Solid On Failure of drive with RSTe support
Blinking at 1 Hz Rebuild drive with RSTe support
Blinking with two blinks Hot spare for drive with RSTe support
and one stop at 1 Hz (not supported in VMD mode)
On for five seconds, Power on for drive with RSTe support
then off
Blinking at 4 Hz Identify drive with RSTe support
Solid On Safe to remove NVMe device
(not supported in VMD mode)
Blinking at 1 Hz Attention state—do not remove NVMe device
(not supported in VMD mode)
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