Drive LEDs
This topic provides information on drive LEDs.
Each drive comes with an activity LED and status LED and the signals are controlled by the backplanes. Different colors and speeds indicate different activities or status of the drive. The following illustrations and tables describe the problems that are indicated by drive activity LED and drive status LED.
LEDs on hard disk drives or solid-state drives
Figure 1. LEDs on hard disk drives or solid-state drives
| Drive LED | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Drive status LED (right) | Solid yellow | The drive has an error. |
| Blinking yellow (blinking slowly, about one flash per second) | The drive is being rebuilt. | |
| Blinking yellow (blinking rapidly, about four flashes per second) | The RAID adapter is locating the drive. | |
| 2 Drive activity LED (left) | Solid green | The drive is powered but not active. |
| Blinking green | The drive is active. |
LEDs on EDSFF drives
Figure 2. LEDs on EDSFF drives
| Drive LED | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Drive activity LED | Solid green | The drive is powered but not active. |
| Blinking green (about four flashed per second) | The drive is active. | |
| Off | The drive is not powered. | |
| 2 Drive status LED | Solid amber | The drive has an error. |
| Blinking amber (blinking slowly, about one flash per second) | The drive is being rebuilt. | |
| Blinking amber (blinking rapidly, about four flashes per second) | The RAID adapter is locating the drive. |
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