HP B-series 16Gb FC Switches Hardware Reference Guide

Table 9 LED patterns on the port side of the HP StoreFabric SN6500B, SN6000B, and SN3000B
16Gb FC switches
Recommended actionStatus of hardwareLED colorLED name
Verify that the system is powered on (power
supply switches set to I), the power cables
are attached, and the power source is live.
System is off or there is an internal
power supply failure.
No lightSystem power
(green)
The unit may be faulty. Contact your switch
service provider.
No action is required.System is on and power supplies are
functioning properly.
Steady green
Verify that the system is on and has
completed booting.
System is off or there is no power.No lightSystem status
(bicolor)
No action is required.System is on and is functioning
properly.
Steady green
Check the failure indicated on the system
console.
A system fault has occurred. This LED
is steady amber during POST, which
Steady amber
(for more than 5
seconds)
Contact your switch service provider.
is normal and does not indicate a
fault.
Check the management interface and the
error log for details on the cause of this
status.
Attention is required. There can be
a number of reasons for this status,
including a single power supply
Blinking amber
Contact your switch service provider.
failure, a fan failure, or one or more
environmental ranges exceeded.
Verify that the Ethernet cable is connected
correctly.
There is no link.No lightEthernet port
activity/link
No action is required.There is a link.Steady green
No action is required.There is link activity (traffic).Blinking green
No action is required.Port speed is 10 Mb/s.No lightEthernet port
speed
No action is required.Port speed is 100 Mb/s.Steady green
For the HP StoreFabric SN6500B
16Gb FC Switch only, this indicates
a 100 or 1000 Mb/s link.
Verify that the transceiver is installed
correctly and the cable is connected
correctly.
There is no light or no signal carrier
on the media interface.
OffFC optical
media port
status (one
bicolor LED for
each FC port)
No action is requiredReceiving light or carrier, but not
online.
Steady amber
Verify that the diagnostic tests are not being
run. Re-enable the port using the
portenable command.
Either the port has been disabled by
diagnostic tests running or was
disabled from executing the
portdisable CLI command.
Slow blinking
amber (2
seconds)
Check the management interface and the
error log for details on the cause of the
There is a port failure.Fast blinking
amber (1/2
second) failure. Contact technical support if
necessary.
No action is required.The port is online.Steady green
No action is required.The port is online, but is segmented
due to a loopback cable or
incompatible switch.
Slow blinking
green (2 seconds)
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