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System health and system ID indicator codes, iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes

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System health and system ID indicator codes The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system. Figure 21. System health and system ID indicators Table 25. System health and system ID indicator codes Indicator code Description Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode. Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system health mode. Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section. Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, see the Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of your system. Figure 22. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators Table 26. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions Indicator code Description Corrective action Off (default state) Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is turned off. Press the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature. If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the left control panel flex cable and check. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section. Solid white Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 button to turn off. If the LED fails to turn off, restart the system. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section. Blinks white rapidly Indicates data transfer activity. If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see the Getting help section. Blinks white slowly Indicates that firmware update is in progress. If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see the Getting help section. Blinks white five times rapidly and then turns off Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is disabled. Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is configured to be disabled by iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section. For more information, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals or Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide at www.dell.com/ openmanagemanuals. 32 System diagnostics and indicator codes

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System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 21. System health and system ID indicators
Table 25. System health and system ID indicator codes
Indicator code
Description
Solid blue
Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active. Press the system health
and system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue
Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system health
mode.
Solid amber
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Blinking amber
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the
bezel, for specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system
firmware and agents that monitor system components, see the Error Code Lookup page at
qrl.dell.com
.
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 22. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators
Table 26. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions
Indicator code
Description
Corrective action
Off (default state)
Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is turned off. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 feature.
If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the left control panel flex cable and
check. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help
section.
Solid white
Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready
to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn off.
If the LED fails to turn off, restart the system. If the problem
persists, see the
Getting help
section.
Blinks white
rapidly
Indicates data transfer activity.
If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see the
Getting help
section.
Blinks white slowly
Indicates that firmware update is in progress.
If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see the
Getting help
section.
Blinks white five
times rapidly and
then turns off
Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is disabled.
Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is configured to be disabled by
iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help
section. For
more information, see
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
User's Guide
at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
or
Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator User’s Guide
at
www.dell.com/
openmanagemanuals
.
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