Hard disk drive problems
Hard drive LEDs
Use these indicators to identify status and problems with a hard drive.
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LED
Status
Definition
Avaya recommendations and
information
1
Locate
Solid blue
The drive is being identified by a
host application
This is normal operation if
application supports this feature or
if disk array is being created/
selected.
Flashing
blue
The drive carrier firmware is being
updated or requires an update
Check support.avaya.com for HP
DL360p G8 firmware updates.
View release notes for Avaya
firmware update inclusions for
HDD update.
2
Activity ring
Rotating
green
Drive activity
This is normal operation and
indicates that the drive is currently
operating as part of the RAID
array.
Off
No drive activity
This indicates that the drive may
currently have no activity or is not
part of the RAID array.
3
Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive.
Removing the drive causes one or
more of the logical drives to fail.
This indicates that the RAID array
is operating in degraded mode
because one of the drives in the
array has failed or is currently
rebuilding. Removing a drive in this
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Maintaining and Troubleshooting the HP ProLiant DL360p G8 Server
September 2013
