Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 16)

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Indicators, Messages, and Codes
Dell™ PowerVault™ 725N Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Front-Panel Indicators
Back-Panel Indicators
System Messages
System Beep Codes
NAS Manager Messages
This section describes how the NAS system alerts you to system problems, and lists possible causes and actions you can take to resolve these problems.
The following are ways the NAS system can alert you to a problem or potential problem:
l LED indicators for the system and the hard drives
l System messages
l System beep codes
l NAS Manager messages
l Diagnostics messages
The following sections provide more information about LED indicators, system messages and beep codes, and NAS Manager messages. For information on
diagnostics messages, see "
Running System Diagnostics ."
Front-Panel Indicators
Two types of LED indicators are available on the system's front panel. See Figure 2 -1 . The indicators along the bottom of the front panel indicate hard-drive
status, and the indicators near the power button indicate system status. Table 2 -1 details the conditions associated with each front-panel LED indicator code.
Figure 2-1. Front Panel Indicators
Table 2-1. Front Panel LED Codes
LED
Indicator Normal Operation Error Condition
Power Green Not applicable.
Warning Off Any flash pattern or color indicates a system error. See " System Messages ."
LAN 1 and
LAN 2 Steady green indicates the system is
connected to the network through the LAN
1or LAN 2 connector.
Flashing green indicates activity between
the system and other devices on the
network.
Off indicates the system is disconnected from the network or the LAN 1 or LAN 2 connector is not
working properly.
Hard drive Green indicates the hard drive is installed Amber indicates a hard drive error. While a hard drive may be inserted in the drive bay, there