
Front panel LEDs
65
Disk drive LEDs
1
This Fault/UID state can indicate that the disk is a leftover. The fault may involve metadata on the disk rather than the disk itself. See the Clearing disk
metadata topic in the SMU Reference Guide or online help.
2
This Fault/UID state can indicate an FDE-related issue. The fault may indicate an inserted FDE disk that is in a locked state, or it may indicate insertion
of a non-FDE disk into an FDE-secured system. See also
“FDE considerations” (page 16)
and the
Important
statement at the end of that section.
Figure 30 LEDs: Disk drive combinations — enclosure front panel
IMPORTANT:
For information about self-encrypting disk (SED) drives, see
“FDE considerations” (page 16)
and the
SMU Reference Guide or online help.
Online/Activity (green)
Fault/UID (amber/blue)
Description
On
Off
Normal operation. The disk drive is online, but it is not currently
active.
Blinking irregularly
Off
The disk drive is active and operating normally.
Off
Amber; blinking regularly
(1 Hz)
Offline: the disk is not being accessed. A predictive failure alert may
have been received for this device. Further investigation is required.
On
Amber; blinking regularly
(1 Hz)
Online: possible I/O activity. A predictive failure alert may have
been received for this device. Further investigation is required.
Blinking irregularly
Amber; blinking regularly
(1 Hz)
The disk drive is active, but a predictive failure alert may have been
received for this disk. Further investigation is required.
Off
Amber; solid
1,2
Offline: no activity. A failure or critical fault condition has been
identified for this disk.
Off
Blue; solid
Offline: the disk drive has been selected by a management
application such as the SMU.
On or blinking
Blue; solid
The controller is driving I/O to the disk, and it has been selected by
a management application such as the SMU.
Blinking regularly (1 Hz)
Off
CAUTION:
Do not remove the disk drive. Removing a
disk may terminate the current operation and cause data
loss. The disk is reconstructing.
Off
Off
Either there is no power, the drive is offline, or the drive is not
configured.
1
2
1
2
3.5" LFF disk drive
2.5" SFF disk drive
= Fault/UID (amber/blue)
1
= Online/Activity (green)
2
Disk drive LED key:
(sled grate is not shown)