Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual - Manual (Page 17)

GETTING STARTED
12 WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
4. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a power outlet. The unit powers up
automatically.
Important: Wait for the WD My Cloud EX2 device to finish powering up
(approximately three minutes) before configuring it. You will know it
is ready when the power LED stops flashing and turns blue.
5. When the power LED on your device turns a solid blue, continue to “Getting
Started Using Online Setup Software” on page 13.
LEDs
Front Panel Power LED
The following table describes the front panel power LED behavior.
State Color Appearance State Description
Power Down Black (off) ------- Drive in standby/sleep mode.
Powering Up Blue Flashing Device is powering on or in the process of
updating the firmware.
Power Up Blue Solid Device is in a power up (on) state.
Power Up (degraded) Red Flashing Device is powered up but the volume is
degraded.
Action required Yellow Flashing A condition, such as a network cable has
become unplugged, which requires you to
act.
Note: For non-compatible drives, the power LED blinks yellow during power up.
Front Panel Hard Drive (HDD) LEDs
The following table describes the front panel hard drive LED behavior.
Function Color Appearance Function Description
No drive Black (off) ------ Drive is not present.
Drive present, no
activity Blue Solid Drive is present but there is no activity.
Active drive Blue Flashing Drive is present and showing drive activity.
Hard drive fault Red Flashing Drive is present but has a hard drive fault or
failure.
Note: For incompatible drives, the hard drive LEDs blink red rapidly as the unit
powers up.