Patent ID: 11908494
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory; and
a drive bay enclosure of a storage system comprising a housing with one or more drive bays;
a spindle comprising one or more lights;
the housing of the drive bay enclosure comprising one or more status indicators proximate an opening for at least a given one of the one or more drive bays;
a plate configurable to cover at least a portion of the opening for the given drive bay, the plate comprising at least one of the one or more status indicators; and
the at least one processing device being configured to perform steps of:
determining status information for the given drive bay; and
controlling the one or more status indicators proximate the opening for the given drive bay based at least in part on the determined status information, wherein controlling the one or more status indicators comprises selectively activating respective ones of the one or more lights of the spindle to passively illuminate at least a portion of the plate.