System diagnostics and indicator codes
This section describes the diagnostic indicators on the system front panel that displays the system status during system startup.
Topics:
• Status LED indicators
• System health and system ID indicator codes
• iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
• iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
• LCD panel
• NIC indicator codes
• Power supply unit indicator codes
• Drive indicator codes
Status LED indicators
NOTE: The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.
Figure 206. Status LED indicators
Table 126. Status LED indicators and descriptions 
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Drive indicator The indicator turns solid
amber if there is a drive error.
● Check the System Event
Log to determine if the
drive has an error.
● Run the appropriate
Online Diagnostics test.
Restart the system and
run embedded diagnostics
(ePSA).
● If the drives are
configured in a RAID
array, restart the system,
and enter the host
adapter configuration
utility program.
Temperature indicator The indicator turns solid
amber if the system
experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
Ensure that none of the
following conditions exist:
● A cooling fan has been
removed or has failed.
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