Server component identification 113
SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs
Item LED Description Status
1 Fault/UID status Amber = Drive failure
Flashing amber = Fault-process activity
Blue = Unit identification is active
Off = No fault-process activity
2 Online/Activity status Green = Drive activity
Flashing green = High activity on the
drive or drive is being configured as part
of an array
Off = No drive activity
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
Online/Activity
LED (green)
Fault/UID LED
(amber/blue)
Interpretation
On, off, or
flashing
Alternating amber
and blue
The drive has failed, or a predictive failure alert has been
received for this drive; it also has been selected by a
management application.