Table 1-2. Hard Drive Indicators—SAS/SATA Add-on Cards (continued)

Drive-Activity Indicator/Drive-Status Indicator

Condition

 

 

Steady green/Blinks green

Drive is present or in idle stage

Steady amber/Off

Drive failed

Steady amber/Steady green

Drive rebuilding

 

 

Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 1-4. Back-Panel Features

1

2

3

4

5

 

6

7

8

9

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Indicator, Button, or

 

Icon

 

Description

 

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Power supply

 

 

 

 

 

650 W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Power LED

 

 

 

 

 

Lights green when the power supply is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

functioning properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Fault LED

 

 

 

 

 

Displays status/errors and is controlled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by BMC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

System identification

 

 

 

Both the systems management software

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

and the identification buttons located

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the front can cause the indicator to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flash blue to identify a particular

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system and system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lights amber when the system needs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attention due to a problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Serial connector

 

 

 

 

 

Connects a serial device to the system.

 

 

 

 

 

6 Video connector

Connects a VGA display to the system.

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CS24-TY, C1100 specifications

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