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Dell PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Front-Panel Indicators

Figure 1. Front-Bezel Indicators This figure shows the front-bezel indicators on your storage array.
Figure 2. Front-Panel Indicators This figure shows the front-panel indicators on your storage array.
ItemIndicatorIconDescription
1Power-on indicatorPower-on indicator iconThe power-on indicator lights green when at least one power supply module is supplying power to the storage enclosure.
2Standby power indicatorStandby power indicator iconThe standby power indicator lights green when the system is in standby mode and the main power is off.
3System identification indicatorSystem identify indicator iconThe system identification indicator lights white and helps locate a particular enclosure within a rack.
4Over temperature indicatorOver temperature indicator iconThe over temperature indicator lights amber when the temperature of the system has reached an unsafe condition.
5Service action required indicator (system)Service action required indicator (system) iconThe Service action required indicator lights amber when there is a fault in one of the components in the system.
6Service action allowed indicator (system)Service action allowed indicator icon
  • CAUTION: Remove the physical disk drawer from the system only if the Service action allowed indicator lights blue. Removing the physical disk drawer from the system when the Service action allowed indicator is off may damage the system.
  • NOTE: The Service action allowed indicator LED is not used in server attached configurations.
Blue Indicates that you can safely remove the physical disk drawer from the system.
Off Indicates that you cannot remove the physical disk drawer from the system.
7Service action required indicator (drawer)Service action required indicator icon
Amber Indicates that the cable is attached and at least one lane has a link up status, but at least one lane has a link down status.
Off Indicates that:
  • No cable is attached.
  • A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link up status.
  • A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link down status.
8Drive activity indicator 
  • NOTE: The associated physical disk is indicated by a number (0 to 11) that is displayed above the drive activity indicator. For example, for physical disk 2 on the physical disk drawer, the drive activity indicator has 2 displayed above the drive activity indicator.
Green Indicates that power is on and the physical disk is operating normally.
Blinks green Indicates I/O activity for that physical disk.
Off Indicates that there is no power reaching the drive or a drive is not installed.

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