Product guide

Chapter 1: System Description QSSC-S4R Server System Product Guide
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Item Description
A 13 Pin slimline SATA optical connector
B 29 Pin SAS/SATA Hard Drive Connectors 0-7
C 1X3 Pin SES connector
D 1X6 SATA SGPIO A
E 1X5 SATA SGPIO B
F 1X8 Hot Swap Back Plane Control
G 1X7 SAS/SATA for Optical Drive
H 2X2 Local View / CSS
I 2X3 HSBP Power
J 1X7 SAS SATA connectors for hard drive cables 0-7
Figure 27. Hot Swap Backplane Connectors
HDD LED Indicators LED Color Behavior Description
HDD #, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Green Blinking HDD access or spin up/down
Amber – On HDD fault
Amber – Blinking Predictive failure, rebuild, identify
Off No access and no fault
Below is a table showing HDD activity LED differences between SATA and SAS HDDs.
Table 17. 8X HDD Activity LED Functionality on the Hot-Swap Backplane (HSBP)
Condition Drive Type Behavior
Power on with no drive activity SAS Ready LED stays on
SATA Ready LED stays off
Power on with drive activity SAS Ready LED blinks off when processing a command
SATA Ready LED blinks on when processing a command
Power on and drive spun down SAS Ready LED stays off
SATA Ready LED stays off
Power on and drive spinning up SAS Ready LED blinks
SATA Ready LED stays off