Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen2 expansion canister SAS ports and indicators

Two SAS ports are located in the rear of the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen2 expansion canister.

SAS ports are numbered at the bottom of the port, with 1 on the left and 2 on the right, as shown in Figure 1. Use of port 1 is required. Use of port 2 is optional. Each port connects four data channels.

Figure 1. SAS ports and LEDs at rear of expansion canister

Figure 1 has callouts to show the location of the LEDs and the port for SAS port 2:

1 Port 2 LEDs
2 Port 2 12 Gbps SAS port

Table 1 describes LED states for each of the two LEDs per SAS port. The link LED is on the left of each set of ports.

Table 1. SAS port LEDs on the expansion canister
Name	Color	State	Meaning
SAS Port 1 Link	Green	OFF	No link connection on any phys (lanes). The connection is down.
SAS Port 1 Link	Green	ON	There is a connection on at least one phy. At least one of the phys to that connector is up.
SAS Port 1 Fault	Amber	OFF	No fault. All four phys have a link connection.
SAS Port 1 Fault	Amber	ON	This can indicate a number of different error conditions: One or more, but not all, of the 4 phys are connected. Not all 4 phys are at the same speed. One or more of the connected phys are attached to an address different from the others
SAS Port 2 Link	Green	OFF	No link connection on any phys (lanes). The connection is down.
SAS Port 2 Link	Green	ON	There is a connection on at least one phy. At least one of the lanes to that connector is up.
SAS Port 2 Fault	Amber	OFF	No fault. All four phys have a link connection.
SAS Port 2 Fault	Amber	ON	This can indicate a number of different error conditions: One or more, but not all, of the 4 phys are connected. Not all 4 phys are at the same speed. One or more of the connected phys are attached to an address different from the others