Item
LED
EDSFF SSD LED definitions
This server supports hot-plug Enterprise and Data Center Standard Form Factor (EDSFF) drives. Specifically, E3.S PCIe5 NVMe
SSDs. The EDSFF drive carrier has two LEDs:
•
Amber/blue LED—Managed by the drive backplane in conjunction with the storage controller and is used to indicate drive
status.
•
Green LED—Managed by the drive itself and indicates the drive activity.
Item
LED
1
Fault/Locate
2
Online/Activity
Drive bay numbering
CAUTION: When a server is purchased without any drive installed, some drive bays might be empty while other drive
bays might be populated with drive blanks. To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server without a drive
or a drive blank installed.
State
Definition
Flashing green (4 flashes
The drive is operating normally and has activity.
per second)
Off
The drive is not configured by a RAID controller or is a spare
drive.
State
Definition
Solid amber
This drive has failed, is unsupported, or is invalid.
Solid blue
The drive is operating normally and being identified by a
management application.
Flashing amber/blue
The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been
(1 flash per second)
received for this drive. The drive has also been identified by
a management application.
Flashing amber (1
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
flash per second)
Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Off
The drive is operating normally and not being identified by a
management application.
Solid green
The drive is online and has no activity.
Flashing green (4
The drive is operating normally and has activity.
flashes per
second)
Off
No power present