System component description
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Overview
2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE
On the front, the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE carrier includes the following hardware
components:
◆
2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS disk drives (hot-swappable)
8
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Status LEDs
Note: The 2U 25, (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE is only supported when you have VNXe
Operating Environment (OE) software version 2.3.x and above installed.
shows the location of these components.
Figure 30 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (front view)
describes the DAE and the 2.5-inch disk drive status LEDs
8. You can add or remove a disk drive while the DAE is powered up, but you should exercise special
care when removing drives while they are in use. Disk drives are extremely sensitive electronic
components.
1
2.5-inch SAS disk drive
4
Disk drive fault LED (amber)
2
DAE fault LED (blue), amber if faulted
5
Disk drive ready/activity LED (blue)
3
DAE power status LED (blue)
1
4
VNX-000276
5
2
3
Table 22 Example of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and the disk drive LEDs
LED
Color
State
Description
DPE fault (location 2)
Amber
On
Fault has occurred
DPE power (location 3)
Blue
On
Powering and powered up
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Off
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