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WD SENTINEL DX4000
ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
Indicators
LCD
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) on the front of the WD Sentinel server is a portal into its
status. Normally, the LCD displays the name of the WD Sentinel server that the administrator
assigned during initial setup along with its IP address. You can use either of these to
discover and communicate with the server. (See the Quick Install Guide for Administrators.)
Use the scroll buttons to the right of the LCD to display:
Number of drives that are installed
Available capacity
Status
If an alert occurs, or the WD Sentinel server is performing certain operations, the following
status displays in the LCD:
Alert Description
Backup Failed The server failed to back up a computer. Go to the Dashboard and
examine the alerts to discover which computer backup failed and why.
Capacity Low Available storage capacity of the WD Sentinel server is low.
Drive Overtemp The temperature of one of the drives is too high.
Ethernet 1 Disconnected WD Sentinel server has detected that Ethernet 1 has lost connection.
Ethernet 2 Disconnected WD Sentinel server has detected that Ethernet 2 has lost connection.
Fan Failed WD Sentinel server has detected that the fan is no longer operational.
Imminent Drive Failure One of the drives is demonstrating imminent failure (discovered through
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S.M.A.R.T). Replace
the drive as soon as possible.
Initializing The RAID system is initializing the storage; this is similar to Verifying.
Invalid Drive A drive that is not approved for use in the WD Sentinel server has been
inserted.
Invalid Drive Capacity A drive with incompatible size was inserted and migration/rebuild could
not proceed.
Migrating … % RAID system is migrating to a larger capacity due to the addition of a
drive.
Network Disconnected The server is not connected to the network.
Power Supply 1 Failed Power supply 1 has failed or been disconnected.
Power Supply 2 Failed Power supply 2 has failed or been disconnected.
Reboot WD Sentinel server will reboot.
Repairing … % RAID system is being repaired to full RAID protection.
Shutting Down WD Sentinel server is shutting down.
Software Update Available A WD Sentinel server update is available. Using the Dashboard, apply the
update.
Storage Degraded RAID protection is no longer in place, and a drive needs to be replaced.
Temperature High WD Sentinel server has exceed acceptable temperature and will shut
down.
Verifying … % RAID system was shut down inadvertently. It is validating and correcting
the integrity of the RAID array.