Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) ConditionNOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drivesare initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not readyfor insertion or removal during this time.Blinks green, amber, and off Predicted drive failureBlinks amber four times per second Drive failedBlinks green slowly Drive rebuildingSteady green Drive onlineBlinks green three seconds, amber threeseconds, and off six secondsRebuild abortedBack-Panel Features And IndicatorsFigure 5. Back-Panel Features and Indicators—8 Hard Drive System (2 PCIe Expansion Cards)Item Indicator, Button, orConnector Icon Description1 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panelscan be used to locate a particular system within a rack.When one of these buttons is pressed, the LCD panel onthe front and the system status indicator on the back blinkuntil one of the buttons is pressed again.Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the systemstops responding during POST, press and hold the systemID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOSprogress mode.To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) pressand hold for more than 15 seconds.2 System identificationconnectorAllows you to connect the optional system status indicatorassembly through the optional cable management arm.3 iDRAC7 Enterprise port Dedicated management port.NOTE: The port is available for use only if the iDRAC7Enterprise license is installed on your system.4 Serial connector Allows you to connect a serial device to the system.5 PCIe expansion card slot(riser 2)Allows you to connect a PCIe expansion card.15
