The physical disks that are installed in the ReadyDATA and optional expansion disk arrays are represented in a graphical enclosure onscreen:
The disks in the graphical enclosure are color coded. The meaning of the colors is explained in the following table:
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Sample |
Color |
Description |
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Black |
Not assigned to a volume. Available for selection. |
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Gray |
Assigned to a volume. Not available for selection. |
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Gray, no label |
The disk is not signed by NETGEAR. Not available for use with ReadyDATA. |
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Blue |
Member of the displayed volume. |
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Yellow |
Write boost disk for the displayed volume. |
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Orange |
Read boost disk for the displayed volume. |
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Green |
Assigned as a global spare disk. |
The status LED icon on a disk (which is located at the right side) can be off, green, or red:
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Off. Indicates that the status of the disk is unknown (for example, see the black and gray disks in the previous table).
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Green. Indicates that the disk is online (for example, see the blue, yellow, orange, and green disks in the previous table).
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Red
. Indicates that the disk is bad or faulty.
For more information about disk status and disk health, see the How do I view disk status and health information for an individual disk on my ReadyDATA storage system?