SUPER MICRO Computer AS1021M-T2, AS1021M-82 user manual Drive Carrier LEDs

Chapter 3: System Interface

Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

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1021M-T2:Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs.

Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SATA drive car- rier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

Red: The red LED indicates two states. When blinking, it indicates the drive is rebuilding. When solid, it indicates a drive failure. If a SATA drive fails, you should be notifi ed by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives.

1021M-82:Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs.

Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive car- rier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

Red: The SAF-TE compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive failure. If one of the SCSI drives fail, you should be notifi ed by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives.

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