Diagnostic indicators – Dell PowerVault NX3200 User Manual

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Indicator, Button, or

Connector

Icon

Description

Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified

support personnel or by the operating system's

documentation.

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Hard drives

Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard drives.

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Video connector

Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.

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USB connector

Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The
port is USB 2.0-compliant.

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Information tag

A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and
so on as per your need.

Diagnostic Indicators

The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup.

NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is switched off. To start the system, plug it into a working
power source and press the power button.

The following section describes system conditions and possible corrective actions associated with these indicators:

Health indicator

Condition

Corrective Action

If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator
lights solid blue.

None required.

The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or in
standby, and any error exists (for example, a failed
fan or hard drive)

See the System Event Log or system messages for the
specific issue.
Invalid memory configurations can cause the system
to halt at startup without any video output. See

Getting Help

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Hard-drive indicator

Condition

Corrective Action

The indicator blinks amber if
a hard drive experiences an
error.

See the System Event Log to determine the hard drive that has an error. Run
the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart system and run embedded
diagnostics (ePSA). If the hard drives are configured in a RAID array, restart
the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program.

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