PowerVault (Dell MD1400 - 16TB) Setup Guide
Key
Description
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Hard disk drive status indicator.
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Blinks green two times per second:
Identify hard disk drive or preparing for
removal
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Off:
The hard disk drive is ready for insertion or removal. This can also be an
indicator of a drive failure.
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Blinks green, amber, and off:
Hard disk drive predicted failure
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Blinks amber four times per second:
Hard disk drive failed
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Blinks green slowly:
Hard disk drive rebuilding
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Steady green:
Hard disk drive online
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Blinks green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and turns off in six
seconds:
Rebuild aborted
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Hard disk drive activity indicator (green).
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Hard disk drives.
High Density:
Total - 12 Drives
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Slots 0-11: 3.5 inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives
High Performance:
Total - 12 Drives
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Slots 0-2: 2.5 inch SSD (in 3.5 in carrier) hot-swappable solid state drives
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Slots 4-11: 3.5 inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives
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Hard drives table, which shows the PowerVault drive slot locations.
PowerVault Front View Showing Drive Numbers
The PowerVault drive locations are listed on a table to the right on the front of the PowerVault.
The drive numbers are also labeled in this diagram. For information on how to flash and replace
the hard disk drives, see the
Hard Disk Drive Replacement Guide
in the Hardware Setup Guides
on NetWitness Link:
https://community.netwitness.com/t5/netwitness-platform-hardware/series-
6-hardware-setup-guide/ta-p/572346
Hardware Description
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