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Port Side LED patterns during normal operation

TABLE 4

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 that 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 Extension 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 that 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:

1. Connect a serial cable to the system.
2. Reboot the system.
3. Check the failure indicated on the system

console

4. Contact your Extension Switch service

provider.

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 your Extension Switch service
provider.

Ethernet Link

No light

There is no link.

Verify that the Ethernet cable is connected
correctly.

Steady green

There is a link

No action required.

Ethernet Status/
Activity

No light

No activity

No action required.

Flashing green

There is link activity (traffic).

No action required.

FC Port Status

No light

Indicates one of the following:

• No signal or light carrier

(media or cable) detected.

• Blade may be currently

initializing.

• Connected device is

configured in an offline
state.

• Verify the power LED is on, and check

the SFP and cable.

• Verify the blade is not currently being

initialized.

• Verify the status of the connected device.

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