HP 5300 User Manual
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Hard Drive Installation and Replacement
HP Smart Array 5300 Controller User Guide
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Table E-1: Hard Drive Status from LED Illumination Pattern
(1) Activity
(2) Online
(3) Fault
Meaning
On, off, or
flashing
On or off
Flashing
A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive.
Replace the drive as soon as possible.
On, off, or
flashing
On
Off
OK to replace the drive online if the array is configured
for fault tolerance and all other drives in the array are
online.
The drive is online and configured as part of an array.
On Flashing
Off
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during
this process may terminate the current operation and
cause data loss.
The drive is rebuilding or undergoing capacity expansion.
On Off
Off
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during
this process may cause data loss.
The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured
as part of an array; (2) it is a replacement drive and
rebuild has not yet started; or (3) it is spinning up during
POST.
Flashing Flashing
Flashing
Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during
this process can cause data loss in non-fault-tolerant
configurations.
Either (1) the drive is part of an array being selected by
the Array Configuration Utility; (2) the Options ROMPaq
utility is upgrading the drive firmware; or (3) Drive
Identification has been selected in Insight Manager.
Off
Off
On
OK to replace the drive online.
The drive has failed and has been placed offline.
Off
Off
Off
OK to replace the drive online if the array is configured
for fault tolerance and all other drives in the array are
online.
Either (1) the drive is not configured as part of an array;
(2) the drive is configured as part of an array, but a
powered-up controller is not accessing the drive; or
(3) the drive is configured as an online spare.