Connectors, Switches, and LEDs

Table 4-7: Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive LED Combinations

Activity

Online

Fault

Meaning

 

On

Off

Off

Do not remove the drive. Removing a

 

 

 

drive during this process causes data

 

 

 

loss.

 

 

 

The drive is being accessed and is not

 

 

 

configured as part of an array.

 

 

 

 

 

On

Flashing

Off

Do not remove the drive. Removing a

 

 

 

drive during this process causes data

 

 

 

loss.

 

 

 

The drive is rebuilding or undergoing

 

 

 

capacity expansion.

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

Flashing

Flashing

Do not remove the drive. Removing a

 

 

 

drive during this process causes data

 

 

 

loss.

 

 

 

The drive is part of an array being selected

 

 

 

by the Array Configuration utility (ACU).

 

 

 

-Or-

 

 

 

The Options ROMPaq is upgrading the

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Off

Off

It is OK to replace the drive online if a

 

 

 

predictive failure alert is received (refer to

 

 

 

the “Predictive Failure Alert” section in the

 

 

 

Compaq Servers Troubleshooting Guide for

 

 

 

details) and the drive is connected to an

 

 

 

array controller.

 

 

 

The drive is not configured as part of an

 

 

 

array.

 

 

 

-Or-

 

 

 

If this drive is part of an array, a

 

 

 

powered-up controller is not accessing the

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

-Or-

 

 

 

The drive is configured as an online spare.

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Off

On

It is OK to replace the drive online.

 

 

 

The drive has failed and has been placed

 

 

 

offline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continued

 

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Compaq ML350 Hot-Plug Scsi Hard Drive LED Combinations, Activity Online Fault Meaning, Do not remove the drive. Removing a