Interpreting Disk Drive Leds - Dell EqualLogic PS4000 Hardware Maintenance

PS4000 Hardware Maintenance

Interpreting Disk Drive LEDs

Figure 2-4 shows how disk drives are oriented and numbered in the array.
The parts of a disk drive are shown in Figure 2-5 and described in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1: Disk Drive Detail Descriptions
Callout Item
Disk drive handle
release button
Handle
Power and disk drive
activity LED
Figure 2-4: Disk Drive Numbering
Figure 2-5: Disk Drive Detail
Color
Black
Gray
Gray
Off
Green
Flashing green
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Description
SAS disk drive.
SATA disk drive.
Same for SAS and SATA disk
drives.
No power or an error condition.
Power.
Disk drive activity.
2–3