PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual
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7. Visual and Audible Indicators
The PlatinumNAS has LEDs and a buzzer to inform the user of the overall health and function
of the unit. The following chart describes the various conditions indicated:
Indicator
Normal Status
Problem Indication
Power LED
Glows green
LED does not light up after power switched on
System Busy LED
Off
Blinks amber
during boot or maintenance
LAN1 LED
Blinks blue
when there is network
activity on the LAN 1 port. A
steady
blue
glow means there is a link but
no activity.
LED does not light up (no link)
LAN2 LED
Blinks blue
when there is network
activity on the LAN 2 port. A
steady
blue
glow means there is a link but
no activity.
LED does not light up (no link)
Error LED
Off
Glows red
to indicate system fault. Log into the
management GUI for further information
Disk drive power LED
Glows blue
LED not light up
Disk Activity/Fault
LED
Off/
blinks green
during hard drive
read and write activity
Blinks red
to indicate disk drive error
8. Hot plug Drive Replacement
In the event of a drive failure, the RAID subsystem supports the ability to hot-swap drives
without powering down the system. A disk can be disconnected, removed, or replaced with a
different disk without taking the system off-line. In a fault tolerant array, the RAID rebuilding
will proceed automatically in the background (see chapter 5, “Understanding RAID” for more
information.)
A drive failure will illuminate amber the
Disk Activity/Fault LED
on the affected drive
canister. To replace a drive, please follow these steps:
1. Make sure the
drive locking mechanism
(see page 9,
“The PlatinumNAS Interface
components”
) is in the up-down position (use the included key to turn the mechanism.)
2. Click down on the
drive release latch
(see page 9,
“The PlatinumNAS Interface components”
)
to release the drive tray.
3. Gently pull out the disk drive tray handle and slide out the drive tray.
4. To replace: Slide in the replacement drive tray with the tray handle open. When the tray is
slid all the way into the PlatinumNAS, 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 PlatinumNAS to fail.
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1-Getting Started
