Owners Manual

LED Indicator/
Button
Icon State and Description
Solid green—The controller is clustered and fully functional.
Alternating blinking amber/green—The expected hardware configuration does
not match the actual hardware.
Unlit—Controller is in power OFF mode.
Controller Health
Indicator
Indicates health of the controller.
Solid blue—Normal operation.
Blinking amber—One of the controllers is reporting hardware errors, battery
errors, or one controller is missing.
System
Identification Button
Identification buttons on the front and back panels locate a particular system
within a rack. Press the front identification button and the system status
indicator on the back flashes until either button is pressed again.
Blinking blue—Identification on.
Solid blue—Identification off.
Cache Active/Off-
Load LED
Indicates when the storage controller contains cached write data and is
transferring the cache from memory to the hard drive.
Solid green—One controller can be removed without losing cached data. Do
not remove both controllers.
Blinking amber—Cached data is being transferred from the memory to the hard
drive (moving from mirroring mode to journaling mode).
Off—Indicates that no write data is in the cache; it is safe to remove the
controller.
Connecting an Appliance to Power
1. Remove the power cables from the shipping box.
2. Plug the power cables into the appliance power supplies. Wrap the hook-and-loop strain relief around the
power cable, as shown in Figure 4.
3. Connect the appliance to a power source.
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Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Hardware Owner's Manual 1 Basic Appliance Information