Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerSwitch S6100-ON Installation Guide March 2021
 - About this guide
 - S6100–ON system
 - Site preparations
 - NEBS compliance
 - S6100–ON installation
 - Power supplies
 - Fans
 - Management ports
 - Dell support
 - Specifications
- Chassis physical design
 - IEEE standards
 - Agency compliance
 - USA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement
 - European Union EMC Directive Conformance statement
 - Japan: VCCI Compliance for Class A Equipment
 - Korean Certification of Compliance
 - Safety Standards and Compliance Agency Certifications
 - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
 - Product recycling and disposal
 
 
Table 1. S6100–ON LED behavior (continued)
LED Description
Master LED
● Off—Switch is in Stacking Slave mode
● Solid green—System is in Stacking Master or Standalone
mode
Management LED
● Off—No Link
● Solid green—Link on 1 Gbps speed
● Solid amber—Link on 10/100 Mbps speeds
● Blinking green—Port activity
FAN LED
● Off—No power
● Solid green—fan powered and running at the expected
RPM
● Blinking amber—fan failed, including incompatible airflow
direction when you insert the PSU or fan trays with
differing airflows
LOCATOR LED
● Off—Locator is idle
● Blinking blue—Locator is functioning
Table 2. QSFP28 port LEDs 
LED Description
Link LED
● Off—No Link
● Solid green—Port activity operating at maximum port
speed
● Solid amber—Port activity operating at lower speed
Activity LED
● Off—No Link
● Flashing green, ~30 ms—port activity operating at
maximum port speed
● Flashing amber, ~30 ms—port activity operating at lower
port speed
Table 3. QSFP28 port LEDs—4x25 GbE or 4x10 GbE Mode 
LED Description
Link LED
● Off—No Link
● Solid green—Port link is 4x25 GbE
● Solid amber—Port link is 4x10 GbE
Activity LED
● Off—No Link
● Flashing green, ~30 ms—Port link is 4x25 GbE
● Flashing amber, ~30 ms—Port link is 4x10 GbE
Table 4. QSFP28 Port LEDs—2x40GbE Mode 
LED Description
Link LED
● Off—No Link
● Solid green—Port link is 2x40 GbE
Activity LED
● Off—No Link
● Flashing amber, ~30 ms—Port link is 2x40 GbE
Table 5. SFP+ port LEDs  
LED Description
Link LED
● Off—No Link
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