LED ID

Color

Name

Comments

 

 

 

 

1

Green

CR502: Expander Heartbeat

This LED flashes every two seconds during normal

 

 

 

operation. If the LED glows steadily, the expander

 

 

 

cannot function due to an internal problem. If the

 

 

 

LED flashes twice per second, the expander cannot

 

 

 

function because the NVRAM is corrupt.

 

 

 

 

2

Amber

CR510: System Error

The controller ASIC has locked up and cannot

 

 

 

process any commands.

3

Amber

CR509: Diagnostics Error

One of the server diagnostics utilities has detected

 

 

 

a controller error.

 

 

 

 

4

Amber

CR500: Drive Failure

To determine which drive has failed, check the Fault

 

 

 

LED of each physical drive connected to the

 

 

 

controller.

 

 

 

 

5

Green

CR508: Activity

Port 4I is active.

6

Green

CR507: Activity

Port 3I is active.

7

Green

CR506: Command Outstanding

The controller is working on a command from the

 

 

 

host driver.

 

 

 

 

8

Green

CR505: Controller Heartbeat

When the controller is in good health, this LED

 

 

 

flashes every two seconds.

9

Green

CR504: Gas Pedal

This LED, together with the Idle Task LED (next item),

 

 

 

indicates the amount of controller CPU activity. For

 

 

 

more information, see the following table.

 

 

 

 

10

Green

CR503: Idle Task

This LED, together with the Gas Pedal LED (previous

 

 

 

item), indicates the amount of controller CPU

 

 

 

activity. For more information, see the following

 

 

 

table.

 

 

 

 

Gas pedal LED status

Idle task LED status

Controller CPU activity level

 

 

 

Off

Flashing

0–25%

Flashing

Off

25–50%

On steadily

Off

50–75%

On steadily

On steadily

75–100%

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