Back-Panel Features And Indicators - Dell DL4000 Owner's Manual

Drive-Status Condition
Indicator Pattern
(RAID Only)
Blinks green two Identifying drive or preparing for removal
times per second
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal
Blinks green, Predicted drive failure
amber, and off
Blinks amber four Drive failed
times per second
Blinks green slowly Drive rebuilding
Steady green Drive online
Blinks green three Rebuild aborted
seconds, amber
three seconds, and
off six seconds

Back-panel features and indicators

Figure 3. Back-panel features and indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
1 System identification
button
10
NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized
after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal
during this time.
Icon Description
The identification buttons on the front and back
panels can be used 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 BIOS progress mode.