Isilon: Front Panel LED/Light Bar states

Summary: Front panel LEDs or Light Bars for current Isilon nodes have two colors and three states which indicate the health and or status of the node.

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Instructions

Here are the lights and descriptions:

LED/Light Bar Color
Blue = Node healthy, no critical alerts
Amber/orange = Node has a critical alert

LED/Light Bar State
Slow Pulse = Node is not part of a cluster
Solid = Node is part of a cluster
Blink = Service light (aka Unit ID) activated

The colors and states can be mixed. For example, an amber blinking LED/Light Bar would indicate a node with a critical alert on which the Service Light had been activated.

The colors and states of the LED lights 

Affected Products

Isilon

Products

Isilon HD400, Isilon NL-Series, Isilon NL400, Isilon NL410, Isilon S-Series, Isilon S200, Isilon S210, Isilon X-Series, Isilon X200, Isilon X210, Isilon X400, Isilon X410
Article Properties
Article Number: 000019536
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 17 Nov 2025
Version:  5
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