Drive LED Status Description
1  Drive status LED (right)
Solid yellow
The drive has an error.
Blinking yellow (blinking slowly, about one 
flash per second)
The drive is being rebuilt.
Blinking yellow (blinking rapidly, about four 
flashes per second)
The RAID adapter is locating the drive.
2  Drive activity LED (left)
Solid green
The drive is powered but not active.
Blinking green The drive is active.
Front operator panel LEDs
The front operator panel of the server provides controls, connectors, and LEDs.
Figure 127. Front operator panel
1  Power button with power status LED
You can press the power button to power on the server when you finish setting up the server. You also can 
hold the power button for several seconds to power off the server if you cannot shut down the server from 
the operating system. The power status LED helps you determine the current power status. 
Status Color
Description
Solid on Green
The server is on and running.
Slow blinking (about 
one flash per second)
Green The server is off and is ready to be powered on (standby state).
Fast blinking (about 
four flashes per 
second)
Green •  The server is off, but the XClarity Controller is initializing, and the server is 
not ready to be powered on.
•  System-board-assembly power has failed.
Off None Power is not present, or the power supply has failed.
2  Network activity LED
Compatibility of the NIC adapter and the network activity LED
NIC adapter
Network activity LED
OCP 3.0 module Support
PCIe NIC adapter Not support
When an OCP 3.0 module is installed, the network activity LED on the front I/O module helps you identify the 
network connectivity and activity. If no OCP 3.0 module is installed, this LED is off. 
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