Chapter 4
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Standard operating states
When the unit is in a standard operating state, the LEDs behave in a defined
manner. The standard operating states are defined in Table 4.3.
Important
An 8400 platform that shows no light on the Activity LED during regular
operations is functioning normally. For information about a green solid
Activity LED on an 8400 platform, see
Green solid Activity indicator LED
,
on page 4-4.
Alert conditions indicated by the Alarm LED
When there is an alert condition on the unit, the Alarm LED behaves in a
specific manner. Table 4.4 lists the Alarm and the corresponding LED
behavior.
Table 4.4
Indicator LED functions
Configuring indicator LEDs to display node status
Alerts that cause the indicators to change are defined in the
/etc/alertd/alert.conf
and
/config/user_alert.conf
files on the BIG-IP
system. You should only edit
/config/user_alert.conf
to add new alerts. The
/etc/alertd/alert.conf
defines standard system alerts.
System State
Alarm LED
Activity LED
Status LED
Power is off
off/none
off/none
off/none
Standby mode
off/none
green or yellow intermittent
yellow solid
Active mode
off/none
green or yellow intermittent
green solid
Table 4.3
Standard operating states of the LEDs
System Situation
Alarm LED behavior
Emergency
The LED blinks red.
Alert or Critical
The LED is lit red.
Error
The LED is blinks yellow.
Warning
The LED is lit yellow.
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