4 drive carrier leds – SUPER MICRO Computer SUPERSERVER 6015B-3 User Manual

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Chapter 3: System Interface

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Power:

Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply

units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

3-4 Drive

Carrier

LEDs

SAS Drives (6015B-3)

Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs:

Green:

When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier

indicates drive activity. A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on

and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

Red: The SES2 compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a

drive failure. If one of the SAS drives fail, you should be notifi ed by your system

management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed

SAS drives.

SATA Drives (6015B-T)

Each SATA drive carrier has two LEDs.

Green:

When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SATA drive car-

rier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED

to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

Red: The red LED indicates two states. When blinking, it indicates the drive

is rebuilding. When solid, it indicates a drive failure. If a SATA drive fails, you

should be notifi ed by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter

6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives.

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