Sas Hard Drive Leds; Sas Hard Drive Led Combinations - HP ProLiant DL580 User Manual

SAS hard drive LEDs

Item Description
1 Fault/UID LED (amber/blue)
2 Online LED (green)

SAS hard drive LED combinations

Online/activity
LED (green)
On, off, or
flashing
On, off, or
flashing
On
On
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Flashing regularly
(1 Hz)
Flashing
irregularly
Fault/UID LED Interpretation
(amber/blue)
Alternating amber and The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been
blue received for this drive; it also has been selected by a
management application.
Steadily blue The drive is operating normally, and it has been selected by a
management application.
Amber, flashing A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
regularly (1 Hz)
Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Off The drive is online, but it is not active currently.
Amber, flashing Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the
regularly (1 Hz) current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity
expansion or stripe migration, but a predictive failure alert has
been received for this drive. To minimize the risk of data loss,
do not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is
complete.
Off Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the
current operation and cause data loss.
The drive is rebuilding, or it is part of an array that is
undergoing capacity expansion or stripe migration.
Amber, flashing The drive is active, but a predictive failure alert has been
regularly (1 Hz) received for this drive. Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Component identification 17