Quantum DXi4701, User Manual

Page: 65 / 440

Chapter 2: DXi4701 Basic Operations
DXi4701 Hard Drive Carrier Indicators
Quantum DXi4701 User’s Guide 39
Note: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard
drives are initialized after system power is applied.
Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this
time.
• Blinks green two times per second - Identify drive/preparing
for removal
• Blinks green, amber, and off - Drive predicted failure
• Blinks amber four times per second - Drive failed
• Blinks green slowly - Drive rebuilding
• Steady green - Drive online
• Blinks green three seconds, amber three seconds, and off six
seconds - Rebuild aborted
Note: If a drive fails, you will be notified by a service ticket in the
remote management console (see Service Tickets on
page 195).
Caution:
Do
not
remove a hard drive that has
not
failed. Instead,
only remove a drive that has failed. If you accidentally
remove a good drive, wait 30 seconds before
reinserting the drive.
Figure 19 DXi4701 Hard Drive
Carrier LEDs
Drive activity
indicator (green)
Drive status indicator
(green and amber)