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Chapter 4 – Setting up an array
The upper disk status indicator and low disk activity indicator on each drive carrier indicate the
following:
Disk Status
Indicator
Alternating green
& amber
Alternating green
& amber
Solid green
Solid green
Solid green
Solid red
Solid amber
If a red disk status indicator shows, check to make sure the appropriate drive is:
Locked
Installed correctly
Not faulty (if necessary, the drive should be replaced).
Initialization of an array may take up to 15 minutes depending on the capacity of disks and the
RAID level selected.
The status of the controller and array is given by the LCD display. Press the scroll button to the
left of the display to scroll through information about the array. The following information is
available:
Disk Activity
Indicator
Flashing blue
Flashing blue
Unlit
Unlit
Flashing blue
Unlit
Unlit
The alarm will sound in case of RAID failure. Press the Enter / Mute
button to the right of the display to silence the alarm.
RAID level and Capacity
Disk model
Disk DMA mode and capacity
Firmware Version
Serial Number
Fan Status and Temperature Status
Controller Status
RAID being initialized
RAID being rebuilt
RAID initialization complete
RAID established / no activity
Data being accessed
Disk failure / disk not properly
installed
Hot spare disk in R5+spare
mode
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