Netgear RNRX4420 – READYNAS™ 2100 8TB ADVANCED NETWORK STORAGE (4 X 2TB) Software Guide
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ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17
RAIDar LED Descriptions
The first LED column represents the global error status informing you if the ReadyNAS
device is in normal operating mode, or if it is in a warning or failure condition.
device is in normal operating mode, or if it is in a warning or failure condition.
The other column displays device-specific information, allowing you to view exactly what
devices might need attention.
devices might need attention.
Note:
Some LEDs are valid only for disk and volume
Table 2. LED Descriptions for RAIDar
LED
Description
Not present
Off: No disk or device is attached.
Normal
Green: Device is in normal operating mode.
Warning or Dead
Amber: The device has failed or is in a state where it
needs attention.
Inactive spare
This disk is a spare disk on standby. If a disk fails, this
disk will automatically take over.
disk will automatically take over.
Awaiting resync
Green: This disk is waiting to resync to the RAID volume.
Blinking Green: The disk is in the process of resyncing.
During the resync process, the volume is in degraded
mode, which means performance is affected by the
resync process, and another disk failure in the volume will
render it dead.
mode, which means performance is affected by the
resync process, and another disk failure in the volume will
render it dead.
Life support mode
The volume has encountered multiple disk failures and is
in the state of being marked dead.
in the state of being marked dead.
However, the ReadyNAS has blocked it from being
marked dead in case someone accidentally pulled out the
wrong disk during runtime.
marked dead in case someone accidentally pulled out the
wrong disk during runtime.
If the wrong disk was pulled out, shut down the
ReadyNAS immediately, reconnect the disk, and power
on the ReadyNAS. If you reconnect the disk during
runtime, the ReadyNAS will mark it as a newly added disk
and you will no longer be able to access the data on it.
ReadyNAS immediately, reconnect the disk, and power
on the ReadyNAS. If you reconnect the disk during
runtime, the ReadyNAS will mark it as a newly added disk
and you will no longer be able to access the data on it.
Background task active
Blue: The unit is running a lengthy background task, such
as a system update.
as a system update.
.