RAIDBank4 Owner’s Manual
10
Communication and Control
RAID functions including creation, modification, and monitoring can be accomplished through
the LCD Control panel or the web based
administration user interface. The LCD status
panel informs you of the RAIDBank4’s current
operating status at a glance, as shown here:
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LED
Normal Status
Problem Indication
Power LED (Front)
LED glows
bright green
Dark or
blinking red
on system error.
Power LED (LCD)
LED glows
bright green
Dark on power-on
Busy LED
LED is dark
LED
blinks amber
Disk Activity LED
LED
blinks blue
during hard
drive read and write activity
N/A
Disk Power LED
LED glows
bright green
This LED will
blink red
if there is a disk error.
System Fault LED
LED remains dark
This LED will
blink red
if there is a system error.
Hot plug Drive Replacement
In the event of a drive failure, the RAIDbank4 supports the ability to hot-swap drives without
powering down the system. A data module can be removed and replaced without powering
off the unit or taking the system off line. In a fault tolerant array, the RAID rebuilding will
proceed automatically in the background (see
Section 2.Understanding RAID
for more
information.)
A drive failure will illuminate amber the
drive indicator light
above the failed drive on the
front of the RAIDBank4. To replace a drive, please follow these steps:
1. Press down on the
drive release latch
(see page 8,
“The RAIDBank4 Interface components”
)
to release the drive tray
2. Gently pull out the disk drive tray handle and slide out the drive tray.
3. To replace: Slide in the replacement drive tray with the tray handle open. When the tray is
slid all the way into the RAIDBank4, push the tray handle closed.
IMPORTANT: NEVER remove a drive tray without replacing it. Operating the RAID with a drive
tray missing will disrupt airflow and may cause the RAIDBank4 to fail.
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1-Getting Started
