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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

PCIe slot indicators

The expansion card slots are warm-plug. A PCIe card has to be prepared for removal from a system that is turned on, using the CMC. The PCIe slot indicators show that a PCIe card is ready for removal.
Figure 1. PCIe slot indicators
The figure shows the PCIe slot indicators.
  1. PCIe slot indicators for low-profile expansion cards
  2. PCIe slot indicators for full-height expansion cards

The PCIe slot indicators provide the following information:

Indicator
Description
Slot power indicator
Steady Green
The slot is receiving power.
Blinking Green
Warm-plug operation is in progress and insertion or removal of the adapter is not allowed.
Off
Power supply to the slot is off, and the expansion card can be removed.
Slot attention indicator
Steady Amber
The adapter or slot is in a fault condition.
Blinking Amber
The indicator blinks for 15 seconds after the slot identify command.
Off
The slot is operating normally, or no expansion card is installed in the slot.

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