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TABLE 14 SFP+ FC port status LED patterns during normal operation (continued)
LED color Status of hardware Recommended action
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+.
QSFP port status LED
Refer to the following table to interpret the QSFP port status LEDs
TABLE 15 QSFP port status LED patterns during normal operation
LED color Status of hardware Recommended action
No light Indicates one of the following:
• No signal or light carrier (media or
cable) detected.
• Device may be currently initializing.
• Connected device is configured in an
offline state.
• Verify the power LED is on, and check
the QSFP and cable.
• Verify the device is not currently being
initialized.
• Verify the status of the connected
device.
Steady green Port is online (connected to external device) but
has no traffic. No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1/2 second; then off
1/2 second) Port is online but segmented because of a
loopback cable or incompatible device
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) QSFP or port is faulty. Reset the port.
Replace the QSFP. Must be a Brocade-branded
QSFP.
NOTE
For the QSFP ports, if the port is configured as individual SFP+ FC ports on the other end using break-out cables, then the
four individual port status LEDs for each QSFP should be monitored.
Interpreting port-side LEDs
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