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Each hot-swap drive comes with an activity LED. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the drive is in
use.
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Drive status LED (yellow)
These LEDs are on SAS or SATA hard disk drives and solid-state drives, and indicate the following status:
Lit: The drive has failed.
Flashing slowly (once per second): The drive is being rebuilt.
Flashing rapidly (three times per second): The drive is being identified.
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Optical-drive bays 1-2
Depending on the model, your server might come with an optical drive installed in the lower 5.25-inch
optical-drive bay. The upper 5.25-inch optical-drive bay is for a secondary optical drive or a tape drive. Some
models have a secondary optical drive or a tape drive installed.
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2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays
The drive bays are used to install 2.5-inch hot-swap drives. When you install drives, follow the order of the
drive bay numbers. The EMI integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all drive bays
occupied. The vacant drive bays must be occupied by drive bay fillers or drive fillers.
Note: For 2.5-inch drive bay models that support NVMe drives, you can install up to sixteen NVMe drives in
bays 0-7 and 8-15.
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Foot stands
For tower form factor models, the foot stands help the server stand steadily.
Front panel
The front panel of the server provides controls, connectors, and LEDs.
The following illustration shows the control, connectors, and LEDs on the front panel of the server.
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