Hot-Plug Drive LED Definitions

1. Locate LED (Item 1 in Image)

• Solid Blue: The host application is currently identifying the drive.
• Flashing Blue: The drive carrier's firmware is either undergoing an update or necessitates an update.

2. Activity Ring (Item 2 in Image)

• Rotating Green: Indicates drive activity.
• Off: There is no ongoing drive activity.

3. Do Not Remove LED (Item 3 in Image)

• Solid White: Refrain from removing the drive. Taking out the drive at this stage will lead to the failure of one or more logical drives.
• Off: You can safely remove the drive without causing any logical drives to fail.

4. Drive Status (Item 4 in Image)

• Solid Green: The drive is a part of one or more logical drives.
• Flashing Green: The drive is executing one or more of the following processes: Rebuilding, RAID migration, Strip size migration, Capacity expansion, Logical drive extension, Erasing, or Spare part activation.
• Flashing Amber/Green: The drive, being a member of one or more logical drives, predicts an impending drive failure.
• Flashing Amber: The drive is not set up and anticipates a failure.
• Solid Amber: The drive has unfortunately failed.
• Off: The drive isn't configured by a RAID controller, or it is a spare drive.

Conclusion

Recognizing and interpreting the LED signals on your hot-plug drive is critical for efficient server management. The above guide should serve as a handy reference for server administrators, allowing them to swiftly diagnose and respond to potential drive issues.

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