User Manual

Drobo 5C User Guide
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1.7.9 Understanding the Indicator Lights
Your Drobo 5C is equipped with various indicator lights which provide valuable
information. Refer to the image below.
Drive
Lights
Green: No action is required. All drives are healthy.
Solid Yellow: Add a drive or replace the current drive with a larger drive
soon. Your Drobo device is running out of disk space. See Adding Capacity
(or Drives).
Blinking Yellow and Green: Do not remove these drives or power down.
Your Drobo device is working to protect your data.
Solid Red: Add a drive or replace the current drive with a larger drive
immediately. Your Drobo device is critically low on space. See Adding
Capacity (or Drives)
Blinking Red: Replace this drive immediately. This drive has failed. See
Adding Capacity (or Drives)
Power
Light
Green: The power is on and your Drobo device is ready.
Yellow: Your Drobo device is in the process of powering on.