Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Components
Component
Description
Front bezel
(not shown)
The front bezel mounts on the front of the chassis, and contains the Visual
Status Beacon light bar, if included, which provides status information for
the system. See
Front Bezel Visual Status Beacon on page 302
for more
information.
Visual Status
Beacon control
sled
The drive sled in the upper left corner of the front of the chassis provides
control for the Visual Status Beacon. A disk drive cannot be installed in this
position.
Power button
The power button controls the main AC power for the BlackPearl system.
System status
LEDs
The status LEDs indicate power status, disk and network activity, as well as
hardware faults. See
System Status LEDs on page 304
for more information.
Data drives
The base BlackPearl 4U system includes one high-performance solid-state
drive, and five spinning-disk drives mounted on individual drive sleds in the
front of the chassis. Additional drives are installed in the rear of the chassis.
The BlackPearl 2U system includes ten spinning-disk drives and two high-
performance solid-state drives in the front of the chassis.
The drive sleds slide into bays in BlackPearl enclosure and lock in place. The
front of each drive sled has a handle for removing the sled from the chassis
and a latch for locking the drive sled in place.
Data drive status
LEDs
Two LEDs on each drive sled indicate the status of the drive. One LED is for
drive status while the other shows drive activity.
Empty drive sleds
Empty drive sleds are installed in the unused drive bays to prevent
contaminants from entering the enclosure and to maintain proper air flow.
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