9. Status indicators
The blue Status LED indicates the operational status of the module.
Status LED
Description
Off.
Status: Power off
There is no power supply to the module. Check that the module is
correctly inserted in its PCIe slot, then restart the computer.
On,
occasionally
blinks off.
Status: Operational mode
The nShield Solo module is accepting commands. The more frequently
the Status LED blinks off, the greater the load on the module.
Flashes two
short pulses,
followed by a
short pause.
Status: Initialization mode
Used to create and load Security World data on the HSM and to erase
Security World from the HSM and return it to factory state.
Flashes two
long pulses
followed by a
pause.
Status: Maintenance mode
Used for reprogramming the module with new firmware. The module only
goes into Maintenance mode during a software upgrade.
Flashes SOS,
the Morse
code distress
code (three
short pulses,
three long
pulses, three
short pulses).
After flashing
SOS, the
Status LED
flashes an
error code in
Morse code.
Status: Error mode
If the module encounters an unrecoverable error, it enters Error mode. In
Error mode, the module does not respond to commands and does not
write data to the bus.
For nShield Solos and nShield Solo XCs running firmware Remote
Administration Service 2.61.2 and above, the error code is also reported
by the
enquiry
utility in the
hardware status field
of the
Module
.
If a command does not complete successfully, the module normally
writes an error message to the log file and continues to accept further
commands. It does not enter Error mode. For information about error
codes, see the User Guide.
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