The following table contains the drive LED indicator pattern with the drive status.
Table 10 Drive status indicator codes
Drive-status indicator pattern Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal.
Note: The drive status indicator remains off
until all hard drives are initialized after the
system is turned on. Drives are not ready for
insertion or removal during this time.
Flashes green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure
Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed
Steady green Drive online
Flashes green for three seconds, amber for
three seconds, and turns off after six
seconds
Rebuild aborted
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information about the network activity
and link status. The activity LED indicates whether the NIC is currently connected or not. The link
LED indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 11
NIC indicators
1. link indicator
2. activity indicator
The NIC indicators table describes different NIC indicator codes and condition of the connectivity.
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