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Port link speed led patterns, Post and boot specifications, Post – HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Port link speed LED patterns

The following indicates port speeds:

No light — 1Gbps

Green — 2 Gbps

Amber — 4 Gbps

Shows Green/Amber — Invalid

POST and boot specifications

POST is a system check that is performed each time the switch is powered on, rebooted,

or reset. During POST, the LEDs flash different colors. Any errors that occur during

POST are listed in the error log.
The 4Gb SAN Switch performs POST when it is turned on or rebooted. Total boot time

with POST is approximately three minutes.
POST can be omitted for subsequent reboots by using the fastboot command. For

more information about this command, refer to the latest version of the Fabric OS

command reference guide. If you suspect a problem with the switch, enable POST to

obtain more information on any failure.

POST

The success/failure results of the diagnostic tests that run during POST can be monitored

through the error log or the command line interface.
POST includes the following steps:

Preliminary POST diagnostics are run.

Operating system is initialized.

Hardware is initialized.

Diagnostic tests are run on several functions, including circuitry, port functionality,

memory, statistics counters, and serialization.

Boot

Boot completes in approximately three minutes if POST is run. Boot includes the following

tasks after POST completes:

Universal port configuration

Links initialized

Fabric is analyzed; if any ports are connected to other switches, the 4Gb SAN

Switch participates in a fabric configuration

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