公开(公告)号：US10684928B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15856948

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Phillip Straw ,  Harry Richardson ,  Robert Drury ,  Martin Raumann ,  David Anders

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/32

Abstract: A storage server receives a control signal indicating that a specific storage device of a plurality of storage devices housed by a specific storage media tray has failed. The storage media tray is in turn housed by the specific storage server, which can house many such trays. In responsive to receiving the control signal, the server activates a visual fault indicator on an external display panel, indicating that the storage server contains a storage media tray housing a failed storage device. An external visual indicator on the specific storage media tray is activated to indicate that the specific storage media tray houses a failed storage device. The specific storage media tray activates an internal visual indicator identifying the specific storage device which has failed in the specific storage media tray. When the specific failed storage device has been replaced with a working storage device, the indicators are deactivated.