Item
Description
Status
1
Locate
• Solid blue = The drive is being identified by a host
application.
• Flashing blue = The drive carrier firmware is being updated
or requires an update.
2
Activity ring
• Rotating green = Drive activity.
• Off = No drive activity.
3
Drive status
• Solid green = The drive is a member of one or more logical
drives.
• Flashing green = The drive is doing one of the following:
◦
Rebuilding or performing a RAID migration
◦
Performing a strip size migration
◦
Performing a capacity expansion
◦
Performing a logical drive extension
◦
Erasing
• Flashing amber/green = The drive is a member of one or
more logical drives and predicts the drive will fail.
• Flashing amber = The drive is not configured and predicts
the drive will fail.
• Solid amber = The drive has failed, is unsupported, or is
invalid.
• Off = The drive is not configured by a RAID controller or a
spare drive.
Components
Item
Description
Definition
1
Drive handle
• Pull the open handle to remove a drive.
• Close the handle to fully seat and lock a drive into place.
2
Handle release button
Releases the drive handle for removal and insertion.
Component identification
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