Activity | Online LED | Fault LED | Interpretation |
LED (1) | (2) | (3) |
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On | Off | Off | Do not remove the drive. |
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| The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured as part of an |
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| array; (2) it is a replacement drive and rebuild has not yet started; or |
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| (3) it is spinning up during the POST sequence. |
Flashing | Flashing | Flashing | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may cause |
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| data loss in |
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| One or more of the following conditions may exist: |
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| • The drive is part of an array being selected by an array |
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| configuration utility |
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| • Drive Identification has been selected in HP SIM |
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| • The drive firmware is being updated |
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Off | Off | On | The drive has been placed offline due to hard disk drive failure or |
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| subsystem communication failure. |
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| You may need to replace the drive. |
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Off | Off | Off | One or more of the following conditions may exist: |
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| • The drive is not configured as part of an array |
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| • The drive is configured as part of an array, but it is a |
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| replacement drive that is not being accessed or being rebuilt yet |
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| • The drive is configured as an online spare |
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| If the drive is connected to an array controller, you may replace the |
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| drive online. |
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SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
NOTE: Predictive failure alerts can occur only when the server is connected to a Smart Array controller.
Online/activity LED | Fault/UID LED | Interpretation |
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(green) | (amber/blue) |
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On, off, or flashing | Alternating amber | The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been |
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| and blue | received for this drive; it also has been selected by a |
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| management application. |
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On, off, or flashing | Steadily blue | The drive is operating normally, and it has been selected by a |
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| management application. |
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On | Amber, flashing | A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. |
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| regularly (1 Hz) | Replace the drive as soon as possible. |
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On | Off | The drive is online, but it is not active currently. |
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Flashing regularly | Amber, flashing | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may |
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(1 Hz) | regularly (1 Hz) | terminate the current operation and cause data loss. |
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| The drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity |
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| expansion or stripe migration, but a predictive failure alert has |
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| been received for this drive. To minimize the risk of data loss, do |
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| not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is |
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| complete. |
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Flashing regularly | Off | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may |
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| terminate the current operation and cause data loss. |
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| The drive is rebuilding, or it is part of an array that is undergoing |
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| capacity expansion or stripe migration. |
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| Common problem resolution 17 | |