HP ProLiant DL388e HP ProLiant DL388e Gen8 Server User Guide - Page 15

Drive LED definitions

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• 8+8-bay SFF drive model Drive LED definitions Item 1 2 3 4 LED Locate Activity ring Do not remove Drive status Status Solid blue Flashing blue Definition The drive is being identified by a host application. The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an update. Rotating green Drive activity Off No drive activity Solid white Off Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of the logical drives to fail. Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail. Solid green Flashing green Flashing amber/green Flashing amber The drive is a member of one or more logical drives. The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, stripe size migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is erasing. The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts the drive will fail. The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail. Solid amber The drive has failed. Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controller. IMPORTANT: When the SAS-enabled riser board with the Smart Array B320i Controller is installed in the server, the embedded Smart Array B120i Controller is disabled automatically. When this condition occurs: • Drives connected to the system board operate in AHCI or Legacy mode. • In AHCI or Legacy mode, drives cannot be a part of a hardware RAID or a logical drive. • The Locate, Drive status, and Do not remove LEDs of the affected drives are disabled. Component identification 15

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Component identification 15
8+8-bay SFF drive model
Drive LED definitions
Item
LED
Status
Definition
1
Locate
Solid blue
The drive is being identified by a host application.
Flashing blue
The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an update.
2
Activity ring
Rotating green
Drive activity
Off
No drive activity
3
Do not remove
Solid white
Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of
the logical drives to fail.
Off
Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail.
4
Drive status
Solid green
The drive is a member of one or more logical drives.
Flashing green
The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, stripe size
migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is
erasing.
Flashing
amber/green
The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts
the drive will fail.
Flashing amber
The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail.
Solid amber
The drive has failed.
Off
The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.
IMPORTANT:
When the SAS-enabled riser board with the Smart Array B320i Controller is
installed in the server, the embedded Smart Array B120i Controller is disabled automatically.
When this condition occurs:
Drives connected to the system board operate in AHCI or Legacy mode.
In AHCI or Legacy mode, drives cannot be a part of a hardware RAID or a logical drive.
The Locate, Drive status, and Do not remove LEDs of the affected drives are disabled.