Dell PowerEdge R940 Installation and Service Manual

System health and system ID indicator codes

The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.

Table 1. System health and system ID indicator codesThis table describes the system health and system ID indicators. Item 1 indicates Solid blue where the condition indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode. Item 2 indicates Blinking blue where the condition indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system health mode. Item 3 indicates solid amber where the condition indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section. Item 4 indicates blinking amber where the condition indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specific error message. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go to qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up..
System health and system ID indicator code	Condition
Solid blue	Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue	Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system health mode.
Solid amber	Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Blinking amber	Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go to qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up..