HDD LED Status blinking fast

Question

Does anyone have any idea why does my HDD LED blinks non stop?  I've attached a YouTube link. Appreciate it if someone can help me.

DELL-Young E · Answer

Hi, may I ask your server model/service tag is? Also the YouTube link is nowhere to be seen  in your post. Please double check and have a great one!

Jlsq · Answer

Hello, My server model is: PowerEdge R730xd The youtube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIHRDDHLjQ4

yonglin · Answer

Please check below link <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell> LED DESCRIPTION Off Slot is empty, drive is not yet discovered by the system. Steady green Drive is online. Green flashing (250 milliseconds [ms]) Drive is being identified or is being prepared for removal. Green flashing (On 400 ms, Off 100 ms) Drive is rebuilding or undergoing a Replace Member operation. Amber flashing (125 ms) Drive has failed. Green/amber flashing (Green On 500 ms / Amber On 500 ms, Off 1000 ms) Predicted failure reported by drive. Green flashing (Green On 3000 ms, Off 3000 ms, Amber On 3000 ms, Off 3000 ms) Drive being spun down by user request or other non-failure condition.

DiegoLopez · Answer

Hello there,

Normally a disk bliking fast in green means the drive is either rebuilding, or preparing for removal.

Anyways, let's use a more complete diagnostic tool. Do you have Open Manage Server Administrator installed? Or iDRAC access? Both of this will provide you better info about the disk status.

Regards.

DELL-Charles R · Answer

Hello Tutjew,

Check this page and see what the drive led's mean"

Dell Enterprise HDD : What is the meaning of LED on Physical Drives (PD) ?

https://dell.to/3HeYRNS

You can also export a controller log and see what is going on:

To get controller log: in Open Manage, expand Storage>select the controller.

Click Information/Configuration hyper link at top.

Use the ‘Controller Task’ drop down>

select Export Log, click Execute and Export on next page.

Log will be in Windows folder with file name LSI_####.log

Tutjew · Answer

I found this topic and I am having an issue that may be similar. My drives are all blinking what seems to be randomly. I checked open manage and drives are all good, I had one going out and it has been replaced and rebuilt. Now my only issue is a firmware update and from what I can tell that update has been out some time so I don't see that being the problem

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HDD LED Status blinking fast

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Off	Slot is empty, drive is not yet discovered by the system.
Steady green	Drive is online.
Green flashing (250 milliseconds [ms])	Drive is being identified or is being prepared for removal.
Green flashing (On 400 ms, Off 100 ms)	Drive is rebuilding or undergoing a Replace Member operation.
Amber flashing (125 ms)	Drive has failed.
Green/amber flashing (Green On 500 ms / Amber On 500 ms, Off 1000 ms)	Predicted failure reported by drive.
Green flashing (Green On 3000 ms, Off 3000 ms, Amber On 3000 ms, Off 3000 ms)	Drive being spun down by user request or other non-failure condition.