HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array maintenance and service guide (356606-002, October 2006)

SATA hard drive
LEDs
Each SATA hard drive has two LEDs. The following figure and table describe their locations and meanings.
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2
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1
Online/
activity LED
(green)
2
Fault/UID LED
(amber/blue)
Meaning
On,off,or
Blinking
Alternating
amber and
blue
The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been received for this
drive; it also has been selected by a management application.
On,off,or
Blinking
Steadily blue The drive is operating normally and has been selected by a management
application.
On
Amber,
blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
A predicti
ve failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace the
drive as so
on as possible.
On
Off
The drive is online, but it is not currently active.
Blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
Amber,
blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the current
operation and cause data loss. The drive is part of an array that is
undergoing capacity expansion or a stripe size migration, but a predictive
failure alert has been received for this drive. To minimize the risk of data
loss, do not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is complete.
Blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
Off
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive may terminate the current
opera
tion and cause data loss. The drive is rebuilding, or it is part of an
array
that is undergoing capacity expansion or a stripe size migration.
Blinking
irregularly
Amber,
blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
The drive is active, but a predictive failure alert has been received for this
drive. Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Blinking
irregularly
Off
The drive is active and it is operating normally.
Off
Steadily
amber
Acr
itical fault condition has been identified for this drive and the controller
has
placed it offline. Replace the drive as soon as possible.
Off
Amber,
blinking
regularly (1
Hz)
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. Replace the
drive as soon as possible.
Off Off The drive is offline,aspare,ornotconfigured as part of an array.
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System components and LEDs