User`s manual

SC829 Chassis Manual
4-4
4-4 Drive Carrier LEDs
Your chassis uses SAS/SATA drives.
SAS/SATA Drives
Each SAS/SATA drive carrier has two LEDs.
Green LED:
Each SAS/SATA drive carrier has a green LED. When illuminated, this green LED
(on the front of the SATA drive carrier) indicates drive activity. A connection to the
SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive
is being accessed.
Green LED
Status Description
Continuously on SATA drive is being used continuously
Continuously off SAS drive is being used continuously
Flashing on and off SAS/SATA drive is being accessed
Red LED
Status Description
Continuously on SATA drive is being used continuously
Flashing on and off
SAS drive is being rebuilt with RAID functionality after a
drive has been replaced.
Red: The red LED indicates a SAS/SATA drive failure. If one of the SAS/SATA drives
fail, you should be notied by your system management software.