Determining Hardware Status
Determining Operating Status
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Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Cards
The 10/100 Ethernet card, FE-GE card, and all versions of the transceiver-based Gigabit Ethernet
(GE, GE3, GE1020, and 10GE) cards provide two equipment LEDs at the top of the card to indicate current
card status and two facility LEDs for each port to indicate the status of the port; see Figure 5-4.
Figure 5-4
LEDs on Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Cards
Table 5-8 lists the equipment LEDs, which indicate the current status of the card.
Table 5-8
Equipment LEDs on Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Cards
Label
Activity
Color
Description
FAIL
On
Red
A failure exists on the card.
1
1. A failure can be total, partial, or forced. Failure on any part of the card, including failure of any of its ports, results in the FAIL LED
being lit.
Off
None
No failure exists on the card.
ACTIVE
On
Green
This card is in service.
Off
None
This card has failed (the FAIL LED is lit).
