Table 4. Components on the front panel (continued)
Callout Callout
3 Network activity LED (green)
Note: For onboard LAN indication only
7 USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector
4 System ID button with system ID LED (blue)
1 Power button with power status LED
You can press the power button to turn on the server when you finish setting up the server. You also can hold
the power button for several seconds to turn off the server if you cannot turn off the server from the operating
system. The power status LED helps you to 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.
Off
None There is no ac power applied to the server.
2 Drive activity LED
The drive activity LED helps you to determine the status of the drive activity.
Note: The drive activity LED only indicates the activities of drives that are connected to the SATA ports on
the system board.
Status Color
Description
Solid on Green
The drive is active.
Off
None The drive is not active.
3 Network activity LED
The network activity LED helps you identify the network connectivity and activity.
Status Color
Description
On Green
The server is connected to a network.
Blinking
Green
The network is connected and active.
Off None The server is disconnected from the network.
4 System ID button with system ID LED
Use this system ID button and the blue system ID LED to visually locate the server. A system ID LED is also
located on the rear of the server. Each time you press the system ID button, the state of both the system ID
LEDs changes. The LEDs can be changed to on, blinking, or off. You can also use the Lenovo XClarity
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