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Table 3. HDD or SSD status indicator pattern
Drive-activity Indicator Pattern Condition
Blinking in random pattern HDD or SSD performing I/O operations
Blinking twice a second (500 ms interval) HDD or SSD location is enabled or one of more
HDDs or SSDs is in the failed state on the Nutanix
Web GUI
Off HDD or SSD has failed, or is being located from the
Nutanix Web GUI
NOTE: If a drive fails or the drive is being located, all other HDDs or SSDs in the system blink twice
every second. The failed drives or the drive being located does not follow this pattern. However, if
the HDD or SSD is performing I/O operation, the activity indicator continues to blink.
Back-panel features and indicators
Figure 3. Back-panel features and indicators
Table 4. Back-panel features and indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 System identification
button
You can use the identification buttons on the
front- and back panels to locate a particular
system within a rack. When one of these buttons is
pressed, the system status indicator on the back
flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
Press to toggle the system ID on and off.
If the system stops responding during POST, press
and hold the system ID button for more than five
seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in <F2> iDRAC
setup) press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
2 System identification
connector
Connects the optional system status indicator
assembly through the optional cable management
arm.
3 iDRAC7 Enterprise port iDRAC7 Enterprise port is a dedicated management
port for the iDRAC7.
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