Figure 9 Hot-Pluggable Disk Drive LEDs
lists the hot-pluggable disk drive LEDs and states in RAID mode.
Table 8 Behaviour of Hot-Pluggable Disk Drive LEDs in RAID mode
Disk Drive State
Status LED
Activity LED
Offline or not configured
Off
Off
Normal operation; no activity
Off
Solid green
Normal operation; disk read or write activity
Off
Flickering green
Offline, no activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Off
Online, no activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Solid green
Disk activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Flickering green
Offline; no activity; critical fault
Solid amber
Off
Offline; drive selected by locator function
Solid blue
1
Off
Drive rebuilding
Off
Flashing green at
constant 1 Hz
1
The Drive Status LED is blue when you use various software utilities, such as online diagnostics and SAS drive
configuration tools.
lists the hot-pluggable disk drive LEDs and states in Standalone HBA mode.
Table 9 Behaviour of Hot-Pluggable Disk Drive LEDs in Standalone HBA mode
Disk Drive State
Status LED
Activity LED
Offline or not configured
Off
Off
Normal operation; no activity
Off
Off
Normal operation; disk read or write activity
Off
Flickering green
Offline, no activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Off
Online, no activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Solid green
Disk activity; predictive failure
Flashing amber at constant
1 Hz
Flickering green
Offline; no activity; critical fault
Solid amber
Off
Offline; drive selected by locator function
Solid blue
1
Off
Drive rebuilding
Off
Flashing green at
constant 1 Hz
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