Front panel LEDs and buttons

Front panel LEDs and buttons

Item Description Status

1

Drive activity LED

Flashing green = Ongoing drive activity

Off = No drive activity

This LED only reflects the status of LFF/SFF drives and SSD that are connected to the onboard SATA ports.

2

NIC status LED

Solid green = Linked to network

Flashing green = Network active

Off = No network activity

This LED only reflects the status of Ethernet connections managed by the embedded Broadcom BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet controller.

3

Health LED

Solid green = Normal

Flashing amber = One or more components is in degraded condition.1

Flashing red = One or more components is in critical condition.1

4

Power on/Standby button and system power LED

Flashing green = Ongoing power-on sequence

Solid green = System on and normal operation

Amber = System in standby

Off = No power present2
1

To identify which component is in the degraded or critical state, reboot the server. A POST error message screen showing the affected component will appear for about 30 seconds. Depending on how critical the component health status is, the system boot may or may not be completed. For troubleshooting information, see the

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Troubleshooting Guide

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2

If the server does not power on, verify the following items:

  • The site power is available.

  • The power cord is properly connected to the server power jack and to a working power source.

  • The internal power supply cable is properly connected to the system board.