HP Smart Array (RAID) Host Bus Adapters Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives, Identifying the status of a hard drive

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives

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Identifying the status of a hard drive.........................................................................................................	26
Recognizing hard drive failure.................................................................................................................	27
Replacing hard drives.............................................................................................................................	29
Moving drives and arrays .......................................................................................................................	32
Adding drives ........................................................................................................................................	32

Identifying the status of a hard drive

When a drive is configured as a part of an array and connected to a powered-up controller, the condition of the drive can be determined from the illumination pattern of the hard drive status lights (LEDs).

Item Description

1Fault/UID LED (amber/blue)

2Online LED (green)

Online/activity LED	Fault/UID LED	Interpretation
(green)	(amber/blue)
On, off, or flashing	Alternating amber	The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been
	and blue	received for this drive; it also has been selected by a
		management application.
On, off, or flashing	Steadily blue	The drive is operating normally, and it has been selected by a
		management application.
On	Amber, flashing	A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
	regularly (1 Hz)	Replace the drive as soon as possible.
On	Off	The drive is online, but it is not active currently.
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