IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Back view, Front controls and indicators

Activity LED Fault LED

General system error LED

Tray handle Latch

Figure 3. Front controls and indicators

Power-on LED

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The DS4100 has blank trays in the unused drive bays. To begin installing new drives, you must first remove the blank trays and save them. Each of the 14 bays must always contain either a blank tray or a drive CRU. You can install up to 14 hot-swap drive CRUs in the storage server.

vActivity LED: Each drive CRU has an associated Activity LED on the DS4100 chassis. A flashing green LED indicates drive activity. A solid green LED indicates that the drive is properly installed and powered on.

vFault LED: Each drive CRU has an associated Fault LED on the DS4100 chassis. A solid amber LED indicates a drive failure. A flashing amber LED indicates that a drive identify process is in progress.

vGeneral system error LED: A solid amber LED indicates a power supply, fan unit, or hard disk drive error. Use the DS4000 Storage Manager client to diagnose and repair the problem. For more information, see “Checking the LEDs” on page 71.

vLatch: Use this multipurpose latch to release or lock the drive CRU in place.

vPower-on LED: A solid green LED indicates that the storage server has dc power.

vTray handle: Use this multipurpose handle to insert and remove a drive CRU in the bay.

Back view

Figure 4 on page 10 shows the components at the back of the DS4100 base storage server.

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