Front Panel LEDs
Item
Description
Hard drive fault/ID
1
bicolor LED
Hard drive online
2
LED
For more information about the meaning of the various hard drive LED illumination patterns, see
drive LED
combinations.
Table 14 Hard Drive LED Combinations
Online LED (green)
On, off, or flashing
On, off, or flashing
On
On
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Flashing irregularly
Flashing irregularly
Off
Off
Status
Blue = The unit identification button on the rear of the disk array has been
pressed.
Amber = The drive has failed or is predicted to fail in the near future.
Green = The drive is online.
Off = The drive is offline or the disk array is powered down.
Fault/ID LED (am-
Status
ber/blue)
The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been received
Alternating between
for this drive. It has also been selected by the VLS management
amber and blue
application.
The drive is operating normally, and it has been selected by the
Steadily blue
VLS management application.
Amber, flashing
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace
regularly (1 Hz)
the drive as soon as possible.
Off
The drive is online, but it is not currently active.
Amber, flashing
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. To
regularly (1 Hz)
minimize the risk of data loss, replace the drive.
Off
The drive is rebuilding.
Amber, flashing
The drive is active, but a predictive failure alert has been received
regularly (1 Hz)
for this drive. Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Off
The drive is active, and it is operating normally.
A critical fault condition has been identified for this drive, and
Steadily amber
the controller has placed it offline. Replace the drive as soon as
possible.
Amber, flashing
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace
regularly (1 Hz)
the drive as soon as possible.
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