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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

Power supply unit indicators

Each AC power supply unit (PSU) has an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator to show whether power is present or whether a power fault has occurred. The AC PSUs must be connected to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) or to an electrical outlet.
Figure 1. Power supply indicators
The figure shows the PSU indicators.
  1. AC PSU status indicator/handle

The PSU indicators provide the following information:

Power Indicator Pattern
Condition
Not lit
Power is not connected.
Green
In standby mode, the handle glows green indicating that a valid power source is connected to the PSU and that the PSU is operational.
Flashing amber
Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Flashing green and turns off
When hot-adding a PSU, the PSU handle flashes green five times then turns off. This indicates a PSU mismatch.
CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the flashing indicator. Swapping the opposite PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected system shutdown. To switch to a new PSU rated output capacity, generation, or input voltage, you must first power down the chassis before changing the PSU configuration.
CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages. When two identical PSUs receive different input voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch.
CAUTION: All PSUs used must be of the same rated output capacity, generation, and input voltage.
NOTE: The VRTX chassis supports only PSUs with a rated capacity of 1100 W or 1600 W.

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