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SC7020 and SC7020F Storage Systems Owner’s Manual

SC7020 Series Storage System Front-Panel View

The front panel of the storage system contains power and status indicators, and a system identification button.

In addition, the hard drives are installed and removed through the front of the storage system chassis.

Figure 1. SC7020 Series Storage System Front-Panel View
Storage system front-panel features and indicators
Features and indicators on the front panel of the storage system.
Item Name Icon Description
1 Power indicator Power statusLights when the storage system power is on
  • Off – No power
  • On steady green – At least one power supply is providing power to the storage system
2 Status indicator Storage system statusLights when the startup process for both storage controllers is complete with no faults detected.
NOTE The startup process can take 5–10 minutes or more.
  • Off – One or both storage controllers are running startup routines, or a fault has been detected during startup
  • On steady blue – Both storage controllers have completed the startup process and are in normal operation
  • Blinking amber – Fault detected
3 Identification button Storage system identification buttonBlinking blue continuously – A user sent a command to the storage system to make the LED blink so that the user can identify the storage system in the rack.
  • The identification LED blinks on the control panel of the chassis, to allow users to find the storage system when looking at the front of the rack.
  • The identification LEDs on the storage controllers also blink, which allows users to find the storage system when looking at the back of the rack.
4 Hard drives Can have up to 30 internal 2.5-inch SAS hard drives

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