HP Smart Array Controllers on HP ProLiant Servers User Guide

Component identification 17
P212, P410, and P411 LEDs
LED ID Color Name Comments
1
Amber DS9: System Error The controller ASIC has locked up and cannot
process any commands.
2
Green DS8: Idle Task This LED, together with the Gas Pedal LED (next
item), indicates the amount of controller CPU
activity. For more information, see the following
table.
3
Green DS7: Gas Pedal This LED, together with the Idle Task LED (previous
item), indicates the amount of controller activity. For
more information, see the following table.
4
Green DS6: Heartbeat When the controller is in good health, this LED
flashes every two seconds.
5
Green DS5: Pending Command The controller is working on a command from the
host driver.
6
Green DS4: Port 1 Active Port 1 is active.
7
Green DS3: Port 2 Active Port 2 is active.
8
Amber DS2: Drive Failure To determine which drive has failed, check the Fault
LED of each physical drive connected to the
controller.
9
Amber DS1: Diagnostics Error One of the server diagnostics utilities has detected
a controller error.
Gas pedal LED
status
Idle task LED
status
Controller CPU activity level
Off
Flashing 0-25%
Flashing
Off
25-50%
On steadily
Off 50-75%
On steadily
On steadily 75-100%