Dell EqualLogic PS Series Hardware Maintenance - Page 15
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2 Maintaining Disks
A PS5000 array includes up to 16 hot-swappable disks, either Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) disks or Serial ATA (SATA) disks, depending on the type of control
module.
Disk maintenance topics include:
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Interpreting Disk LEDs on page 2-1
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Disk Handling Requirements on page 2-2
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Identifying Failed Disks on page 2-3
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Removing Disks on page 2-3
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Installing Disks on page 2-5
Disk maintenance topics apply to both SAS and SATA disks.
Interpreting Disk LEDs
Figure 2-1shows how disks are numbered in a PS5000 array.
Figure 2-2 shows how to identify the type of disk (SAS or SATA) and shows the
disk LEDs. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs.
Figure 2-1: PS5000 Disk Numbering
Figure 2-2: Disk LEDs
2–1