Drive-Status Condition

Indicator Pattern

(RAID Only)

Blinks green two Identifying drive or preparing for removal times per second

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.

Blinks green, amber,

Predicted drive failure

and off

 

Blinks amber four

Drive failed

times per second

 

Blinks green slowly

Drive rebuilding

Steady green

Drive online

Blinks green three

Rebuild aborted

seconds, amber three

 

seconds, and off six

 

seconds

 

PCIe SSD LED Indicators

Figure 4. PCIe SSD LED Indicators

1.

activity indicator

2.

status indicator

While the operating system is running, the status indicator provides the current status of the device. The following table lists the device states along with the associated LED indicator codes.

Table 1. PCIe SSD States and LED Indicator Codes

State Name

Slot/Device State

Status LED (Green)

Status LED (Amber)

 

 

 

 

Device status off

The server or device is not

Off

Off

 

powered up.

 

 

Device online

The device is powered up.

On

Off

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Dell E23S Series owner manual PCIe SSD LED Indicators, Drive-Status Condition Indicator Pattern RAID Only, Off, Seconds