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18 About Your System
by the "drive ready for insertion or removal" pattern. After the replacement
drive is installed, the "drive being prepared for operation" pattern appears,
followed by the "drive online" pattern.
NOTE: For non-RAID configurations, only the drive-activity indicator is active. The
drive-status indicator is off.
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-3 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the
system's back panel.
Table 1-3. Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID
Condition Drive-Status Indicator Pattern
Identify drive/preparing for
removal
Blinks green two times per second
Drive ready for insertion or
removal
Off
Drive predicted failure Blinks green, amber, and off.
Drive failed Blinks amber four times per second.
Drive rebuilding Blinks green slowly.
Drive online Steady green.
Rebuild aborted Blinks green three seconds, amber three seconds, and
off six seconds.