NVMe SSD LEDs
The NVMe SSD is a PCIe bus device. A device attached to a PCIe bus cannot be removed without allowing
the device and bus to complete and cease the signal/traffic flow.
CAUTION:
Do not remove an NVMe SSD from the drive bay while the Do not remove LED is flashing. The Do not
remove LED flashes to indicate that the device is still in use. Removing the NVMe SSD before the
device has completed and ceased signal/traffic flow can cause loss of data.
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3
4
5
1
Item LED
Status
Definition
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
• 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.
Off
The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.
4
Do not
remove
Solid white
Do not remove the drive. Drive must be ejected from the PCIe bus prior
to removal.
Table Continued
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