Dell EqualLogic PS Series Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 14
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Description
Drive activity indicator (ACT LED)
Drive status indicator (PWR LED)
Array Behavior When a Drive Fails
In firmware version 7.0 and higher (and also in versions 5.2.5, 6.0.1 and higher) Dell implemented a
copy-to-spare operation to replace failing drives. This operation can, in many cases, improve the
performance of the drive replacement process by avoiding a full RAID rebuild and as a result can
provide better reliability.
If a drive fails, replace it. Do not reinstall it in the array.
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Figure 8: LEDs on 3.5-inch Drives
Figure 9: LEDs on 2.5-inch Drives
Table 4: Drive LED States
Indicator States
Blinking green: Drive is busy
Steady green: No drive activity
Off: Drive is a spare, and spun down
Green: Drive OK
Amber: Drive failed
Off: No power to drive
2 Maintaining Drives