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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.4 Chassis Components
This section provides instructions on installing and replacing system components. To assure
compatibility, only use components that match the specifications or part numbers given.
Storage Drives
The 6029U-T Series supports twelve 3.5" hot-swap storage drives, SATA3 by default, with an
option for eight SAS3 and four NVMe/SAS3 drives. 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.
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
https://www.
supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/storage/SBB-HDDCompList.pdf.
Figure 3-4. Optional NVMe/SAS Drive Bays
Drive Carrier Indicators
Each drive carrier has two LED indicators: an activity indicator and a status indicator. In
RAID configurations, the status indicator lights to indicate the status of the drive. In non-RAID
configurations, the status indicator remains off. See the table below for details.
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)