Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 36)

Port Side LED patterns during normal operation (Continued) TABLE 4
LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action
Steady green Port is online (connected to
external device) but has no
traffic. No action required.
Slow-flashing
green (on 1
second; then off
1 second) Port is online but segmented
because of a loopback cable
or incompatible Extension
Switch connection. Verify that the correct device is attached to
the switch.
Fast-flashing
green (on 1/4
second; then off
1/4 second) Port is online and an internal
loopback diagnostic test is
running. No action required.
Flickering green Port is online and frames are
flowing through the port. No action required.
Steady amber Port is receiving light or signal
carrier, but it is not online yet. No action required.
Slow-flashing
amber (on 2
seconds; then off
2 seconds) Port is disabled because of
diagnostics or the
portDisable command. Reset the port.
The portCfgPersistentDisable command is
persistent across reboots.
Fast-flashing
amber (on 1/2
second; then off
1/2 second) SFP or port is faulty. Reset the port.
Replace the SFP. Must be a Brocade-
branded SFP.
GbE Optical/
Copper Port
Status No light (LED is
off) Port is offline. Verify that the power LED is on, check the
transceiver and cable.
Steady green Port is online but has no
traffic. No action required.
Flickering green Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port. No action required.
Steady amber Port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset the switch
from the workstation.
GbE Fixed
Copper Port
Status2 LEDs
per port - one
green, one
amber No lights (both
LEDs are off) Port is offline. Verify that the power LED is on, check the
transceiver and cable.
Steady green,
amber off Port is online but has no
traffic. No action required.
Flickering green,
amber off Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port. No action required.
Green off, steady
amber Port is faulty. Reset the switch from the workstation. If the
fault persists, use the other fixed copper
port or the optical/copper SFP ports or
return the switch for repair
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