Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 - Health Status Indicator; Hard Drive Indicator Codes

Table 1. Features available on the front of the system(continued)
Item Ports, panels, and
components
Icon Description
5 Status indicator Provides information about the status of the system. For more
information, see the Health status indicator section.
6 Power button Indicates if the system is turned on or off. Press the power
button to manually turn on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an
ACPI-compliant operating system.
7 System handle release
button
N/A Enables you to unlock the system from the enclosure.
For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.
Health status indicator
The Health status indicator indicates the health condition of the system.
Table 2. Health status indicator codes
Icon Health-status indicator
pattern
Condition
Solid blue No errors are present in the system. System is in good health.
Blinking blue Identify mode is enabled (regardless of system errors)—system
is in the process of identifying the system.
Solid amber System is in failsafe mode—system is not ready or available and
cannot be turned on.
Flashes amber Errors present in the system.
Hard drive indicator codes
Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about the current
status of the drive. The activity LED indicator indicates whether the drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicator
indicates the power condition of the drive.
Figure 2. Drive indicators on the drive and the mid drive tray backplane
1. Drive activity LED indicator
2. Drive status LED indicator
3. Drive capacity label
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