About the drive LEDs
The 5270 Appliance front panel includes drive status and activity LEDs.
Table: Drive Status LED descriptions
Description | LED behavior | Condition |
|---|---|---|
Amber Status LED | Off | No drive access and no disk drive faults |
Solid amber | A drive fault has occurred | |
Blinking amber | A RAID rebuild is in progress (1Hz blink) Locating / identifying the drive (2Hz blink) |
Table: Drive Activity LED States
Description | LED behavior | Condition |
|---|---|---|
Blue Activity LED | Off | Power off - the drive has spun down |
Solid blue | Power on - no drive activity | |
Blinking blue | Power on - I/O is being processed by the drive or Power on - the drive is spinning up |