Troubleshooting
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NVMe PCIe SSD Carrier LED indicators
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Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss
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NVMe PCIe SSD Carrier LED indicators
The LEDs on the NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 carrier indicate the state of each physical device. Each NVMe PCIe SSD carrier in your enclosure
has an activity LED (green) and a status LED (bicolor, green/amber). The activity LED flashes whenever the device is accessed.
Figure 1. NVMe PCIe SSD device carrier LED indicators
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status indicator
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activity indicator
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release button
While the operating system is running, the status indicator provides the current status of the device. The following table lists the device
states along with the associated LED indicator codes.
Table 1. NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 states and LED indicator codes
State Name
Slot/Device State
Status LED (Green)
Status LED (Amber)
Device status off
The server or device is not
powered up.
Off
Off
Device online
The device is powered up.
On
Off
Device identify (blink)
The device is identifying the slot
location or is indicating the
device has received a Prepare
for Removal command from the
host operating system.
On for 250 msec
Off for 250 msec
Off
Device failed
The host operating system no
longer has access to the device
because the device is not
Off
On for 250 msec
Off for 250 msec
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