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SLOT AVAILABILITY INDICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING SLOT AVAILABILITY

  • US 20080123278A1
  • Filed: 11/03/2006
  • Published: 05/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A slot availability indication system comprising:

  • a blade chassis defining a plurality of blade slots;

    a RAID controller disposed in at least one of said blade slots;

    a battery component disposed in at least one of said blade slots;

    at least one disk tray disposed in at least one of said blade slots, each of said at least one disk trays defining a first disk slot, a second disk slot, and a third disk slot disposed in depth, each of said first disk slot, said second disk slot, and said third disk slot being configured to contain a disk drive, and being logically associated with said RAID controller;

    a RAID light indicator disposed on said RAID controller, said RAID light indicator being logically associated with said first disk slot, said second disk slot, and said third disk slot of each of said at least one disk trays and said RAID controller, said RAID controller being logically configured to flash said RAID light indicator when at least one of said first disk slot, said second disk slot, and said third disk slot in at least one of said at least one disk trays is empty;

    a first disk activity light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, a second disk activity light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, and a third disk activity light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, wherein said RAID controller is logically associated with and configured to flash said first disk activity light, said second disk activity light, and said third disk activity light of any of said at least one trays in which at least one of said first disk slot, said second disk slot, and said third disk slot is empty; and

    a first disk availability light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, a second disk availability light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, and a third disk availability light indicator disposed on each of said at least one disk trays, wherein said RAID controller is logically associated with and configured to flash said first disk availability light when said first disk slot is empty light, said second disk availability light when said second disk slot is empty, and said third disk availability light when said third disk slot is empty.

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