Dell PowerVault MD3000i: Backplane Board LED Indicators
Backplane Board LED Indicators: Dell PowerVault MD3000i
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions
- System Features Performance Features Scalability Features Availability Features
- Manageability and Serviceability Features Supported Operating Systems Other Information You May Need
- Obtaining Technical Assistance Installation Unpack the System
- Install the Rails and System in a Rack
- Connect the Power Cables and Power Cord Retention Bracket
- Cable the RAID controller modules according to the instructions provided in the Hardware Owner’s Manual
- Turn on the System
- Specifications Disks RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors
- Backplane Board LED Indicators
- Power Supplies Available Physical Disk Power (Per Slot) Physical Environmental (Enclosure)
- Environmental (Battery Backup Unit [BBU])

Backplane Board
Connectors
• 15 SAS physical-disk connectors
• Two power supply/cooling fan module
connectors
• Two sets of RAID controller connectors
(six connectors each controller)
• One control panel connector for front
LEDs
Sensors Two temperature sensors
LED Indicators
Front panel
• One two-color LED indicator for system
status
• Two single-color LED indicators
(one for power; one nonfunctional)
Physical disk carrier
• One single-color activity LED
• One two-color LED status indicator
per disk
RAID controller The following single-color LEDs:
• Battery fault
• Cache active
• Controller fault
• Controller power
• Ethernet link
• Ethernet activity
• SAS Out fault/active
• iSCSI In fault (2)
• iSCSI In active (2)
Power supply/cooling fan module Three LED status indicators for power
supply status, power supply/fan fault,
and AC status
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