Table 22. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID
indicator code
Condition
Solid blue
Indicates that the system is powered on, is healthy, and system ID mode is not active.
Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue
Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID
button to switch to system health mode.
Solid amber
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting
help section.
Blinking amber
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log
for specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages
generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go
to
>
Look Up
>
Error Code
, type the error code, and then click
Look it
up
.
GPU fan LED indicator codes
The GPU fan LED indicators are on the GPU fans in front of the system.
Table 23. GPU fan LED indicators codes
State
GPU fan LED
indicator code
Condition
S0
Solid Green
Indicates that the fan is healthy.
-
Amber with 2s on and
1s off
Indicates fan failure.
S5
Off
Indicates there is no fault with the fan.
-
Blinking Amber from
fan 7-12
Indicates Hot-swap controller (HSC) failure / 48 V
Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) failure / other PDB
fault.
-
Blinking Amber from
fan 13-18
Indicates GPU power failure related to the GPU
board.
-
Blinking Amber on all
GPU fans
Indicates GPU over temperature protection (OTP)
related to fans or GPU heat sink.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or
tablet. Cable length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be affected by cable quality. The following table
describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 24. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two
seconds
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Blinking green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Powers off
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
System diagnostics and indicator codes
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