Specifications

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LED activity interpretation
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LED patterns
Table 1 describes the port side LEDs and their behavior.
TABLE 1 Port side LED patterns during normal operation
LED name LED color Status of hardware Recommended action
Power Status No light System is off or there is an
internal power supply failure.
Verify the system is powered on (power
supply switches to “1”), the power
cables attached, and your power
source is live.
If the system power LED is not green,
the unit may be faulty.
Contact your switch service provider.
Steady green System is on and power supplies
are functioning properly.
No action required.
System Status No light System is off or there is no
power.
Verify the system is on and has
completed booting.
Steady green System is on and functioning
properly.
No action required.
Steady amber (for
more than five
seconds)
Unknown state, boot failed, or
the system is faulty.
This LED displays steady amber
during POST, this is normal and
does not indicate a fault.
Perform the following steps:
Connect a serial cable to the system.
Reboot the system.
Check the failure indicated on the
system console.
Contact your switch service provider.
Flashing amber 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 been exceeded.
Check the management interface and
the error log for details on the cause of
status.
Contact your switch service provider.
Ethernet
Speed
(Management
port)
No light Port speed is 10 Mbps. No action required.
Steady green Port speed is 100/1000 Mbps. No action required.
Ethernet
Activity/Link
(Management
port)
No light There is no link. Verify that the Ethernet cable is
connected correctly.
Steady green There is a link. No action required.
Blinking green There is link activity (traffic). No action required.