HP Tool Storage 354903-001 Hot-PlugSCSI Hard Drive LED Combinations

42 HP MSA 500 G2 Storage System Maintenance and Service Guide

			Item		LED Description		Status
			2		Online status		On = Drive is part of an array and is
							currently working.
							Flashing = Drive is actively online.
							Off = Drive is offline.
			3		Fault status		On = Drive failure
							Flashing = Fault-process activity
							Off = No fault-process activity
Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive LED Combinations
	Activity	Online		Fault LED		Interpretation
	LED (1)	LED (2)		(3)
	On, off, or	On or off		Flashing		A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
	flashing					Replace the drive as soon as possible.
	On, off, or	On		Off		The drive is online and is configured as part of an array.
	flashing					If the array is configured for fault tolerance and all other drives in the
						array are online, and a predictive failure alert is received or a drive
						capacity upgrade is in progress, you may replace the drive online.
	On or	Flashing		Off		Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the
	flashing					current operation and cause data loss.
						The drive is rebuilding or undergoing capacity expansion.
	On	Off		Off		Do not remove the drive.
						The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured as part of an
						array; (2) it is a replacement drive and rebuild has not yet started; or
						(3) it is spinning up during the POST sequence.
	Flashing	Flashing		Flashing		Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may cause data loss
						in non-fault-tolerant configurations.
						Either (1) the drive is part of an array being selected by an array
						configuration utility; (2) Drive Identification has been selected in
						HP SIM; or (3) drive firmware is being updated.
	Off	Off		On		The drive has failed and has been placed offline.
						You may replace the drive.