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CP blade LED descriptions TABLE 5
LED purpose Color Status Recommended action
Power Steady green CP blade is on. No action required.
No light (LED is off) CP blade is not on. Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated and has power.
Status No light (LED is off) CP blade is either healthy or
does not have power.
Verify that the power LED is on.
Steady amber CP blade is faulty or the switch
is still booting.
Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated and the switch has
completed booting. If LED remains
amber, consult the Brocade DCX
8510-8 supplier.
Slow-flashing amber
(on 2 seconds, then
off 2 seconds)
CP blade is not seated
correctly or is faulty.
Pull the blade out and reseat it. If
the LED continues to flash, replace
the blade.
Fast-flashing amber
(on 1/2 second, then
off 1/2 second)
Environmental range
exceeded.
Check for out-of-bounds
environmental condition and correct
it.
Ethernet Link
Status
No light (LED is off) Either an Ethernet link is not
detected, or it does not have
incoming power.
Ensure that the blade has power,
the Ethernet cable is firmly seated,
and the connected device is
functioning.
Flickering green/
amber
Ethernet link is healthy and
traffic is flowing through port.
No action required.
Ethernet Link
Speed
No light (LED is off) Ethernet link speed is 10 Mb/s
or CP blade does not have
incoming power.
Ensure that the CP has power.
NOTE: To force a persistent
Ethernet link speed, enter the
ifModeSet command.
Steady green Ethernet link speed is
100/1000 Mb/s.
No action required.
USB Status Lamp on USB stick enabled. No action required.
Lamp off USB stick not present or
disabled.
No action required.
Active CP Steady blue Active CP blade. No action required.
No light (LED is off) Standby CP blade. No action required.
Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-8)
Complete the following steps to determine the status of a core switch blade (CR16-8).
Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-8)
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