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Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual 17
Publication Number: 53-1000424-03
Interpreting LED Activity
3
System
Status
No light System is off, boot is not
complete, or boot failed.
Verify that system is on and
has completed booting.
Steady green System is on and power
supplies are functioning
properly.
No action required.
Steady amber
(for more than
five seconds)
Boot failed, the system is
faulty.
Perform the following steps:
1. Connect a serial cable to
the system.
2. Reboot the system.
3. Check the failure indicated
on the system console.
4. Contact Technical Support.
Flashing
amber/green
Attention is required. A
number of variables can cause
this status including a single
power supply failure, a fan
failure, or one or more
environmental ranges has
exceeded.
Check the management
interface and the error log for
details on the cause of status.
Contact Technical Support if
required.
Ethernet
Speed
No light Port speed is 10 Mb/sec. No action required.
Steady green Port speed is 100 Mb/sec. No action required.
Ethernet
Link
No light There is no link. Verify that the Ethernet cable is
connected correctly.
Steady amber There is a link. No action required.
Flashing
amber/no light
There is link activity (traffic). No action required.
TABLE 2 Brocade 5000 LED Patterns During Normal Operation (Continued)
LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action