R1000GZ and R1000GL

Intel
®
Server System R1000GZ/GL Product Family TPS
5.2.1 3.5” Drive Hot-Swap Backplane Overview
The backplane mounts to the back of the drive bay assembly.
On the front side of each back plane are mounted four hard disk drive interface connectors (A), each providing
both power and I/O signals to attached hard disk drives.
On the backside of each backplane are several connectors. The following illustration identifies each.
Green
Condition
Drive Type
Behavior
Power on with no drive activity
SAS
LED stays on
SATA
LED stays off
Power on with drive activity
SAS
LED blinks off when processing a command
SATA
LED blinks on when processing a command
Power on and drive spun down
SAS
LED stays off
SATA
LED stays off
Power on and drive spinning up
SAS
LED blinks
SATA
LED stays off
40 Revision 2.2