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Interpreting extension blade LEDs
Refer to the following illustration and table to interpret the LED patterns on the SX6 extension blade. The LED patterns may temporarily
change during POST and other diagnostic tests.
FIGURE 44 SX6 Extension blade LEDs
1. Blade power LED
2. Blade status LED
3. Upper 40 GbE QSFP (port 0) status LED
4. Lower 40 GbE QSFP (port 1) status LED
5. Upper 1 or 10 GbE port status LED
6. Lower 1 or 10 GbE port status LED
7. Upper FC port status LED
8. Lower FC port status LED
The following table describes the extension blade LED patterns and the recommended actions for those patterns.
TABLE 17 Extension blade LED descriptions
LED purpose Color Status Recommended action
Power Steady green Blade is operational. No action required.
No light (LED is off) Blade is not powered on. Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated, with ejectors pushed in fully
to center of blade and captive screw
for each ejector fully tightened.
Status No light (LED is off) Blade is either healthy or does not
have power. Verify that the power LED is on.
Steady amber Blade is faulty or initializing. Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated and check the status by
entering the
slotShow command. If
LED remains amber, consult the
device supplier.
Blinking amber and green. Attention. Blade is not seated
correctly or is faulty. Pull the blade out and reseat it. If
LED continues to flash, replace the
blade.
Green Blade is operational. No action required.
GbE port status No light (LED is off) Port has no incoming power, or 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.
Blinking green Port is online, with traffic flowing
through port. No action required.
Interpreting extension blade LEDs
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