SuperServer 5039MP-H8TNR User's Manual
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Storage Drives
The system supports sixteen 3.5" hot-swap storage drives, SATA3 by default. Optional
adapter kits allow 2.5" NVMe/SATA drives instead. The drives are mounted in drive carriers
that simplify their removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airflow.
Even carriers without drives must remain in the chassis for proper airflow.
Drive Carrier Indicators
Each drive carrier has two LED indicators: an activity indicator and a status indicator. For RAID
configurations using a controller, the meaning of the status indicator is described in the table
below. For OS RAID or non-RAID configurations, some LED indications are not supported,
such as hot spare. For VROC configurations, refer to the VROC appendix in this manual.
Drive Carrier LED Indicators
Color
Blinking Pattern
Behavior for Device
Activity
LED
Blue
Solid On
SAS/NVMe drive installed
Blue
Blinking
I/O activity
Status
LED
Red
Solid On
Failure of drive with RSTe support
Red
Blinking at 1 Hz
Rebuild drive with RSTe support
Red
Blinking with two blinks
and one stop at 1 Hz
Hot spare for drive with RSTe support
(not supported in VMD mode)
Red
On for five seconds,
then off
Power on for drive with RSTe support
Red
Blinking at 4 Hz
Identify drive with RSTe support
Green
Solid On
Safe to remove NVMe device
(not supported in VMD mode)
Amber
Blinking at 1 Hz
Attention state—do not remove NVMe device
(not supported in VMD mode)
Note:
Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and
servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro website at
supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/storage/SBB-HDDCompList.pdf.