Powervault Front View Showing Drive Numbers - Dell MD1400-16TB Setup Manual

Key Description
4 Hard disk drive status indicator.
Blinks green two times per second: Identify hard disk drive or preparing for
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removal
Off: The hard disk drive is ready for insertion or removal. This can also be an
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indicator of a drive failure.
Blinks green, amber, and off: Hard disk drive predicted failure
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Blinks amber four times per second: Hard disk drive failed
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Blinks green slowly: Hard disk drive rebuilding
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Steady green: Hard disk drive online
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Blinks green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and turns off in six
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seconds: Rebuild aborted
5 Hard disk drive activity indicator (green).
6 Hard disk drives.
High Density: Total - 12 Drives
Slots 0-11: 3.5 inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives
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High Performance: Total - 12 Drives
Slots 0-2: 2.5 inch SSD (in 3.5 in carrier) hot-swappable solid state drives
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Slots 4-11: 3.5 inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives
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7 Hard drives table, which shows the PowerVault drive slot locations.

PowerVault Front View Showing Drive Numbers

The PowerVault drive locations are listed on a table to the right on the front of the PowerVault.
The drive numbers are also labeled in this diagram. For information on how to flash and replace
the hard disk drives, see the Hard Disk Drive Replacement Guide in the Hardware Setup Guides
on NetWitness Link: https://community.netwitness.com/t5/netwitness-platform-hardware/series-
6-hardware-setup-guide/ta-p/572346.
Hardware Description
PowerVault (Dell MD1400 - 16TB) Setup Guide
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