F5 BIG-IP 3900, Manual

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Description Action
LED is lit and does not blink. Solid
LED turns on and off at a regular frequency. Blinking
LED turns on and off with an irregular frequency and may sometimes appear
solid. Intermittent
Standard operating states of the status and alarm LEDs
When the unit is in a standard operating state, the status and alarm LEDs behave in a defined manner.
Alarm LED Status LED Description System State
off/none green solid Unit is active in a redundant
system configuration. Active mode
yellow solid yellow solid Unit is on standby in a
redundant system
configuration. Standby mode
red solid green solid Host subsystem is halted. Power standby mode
off/none off/none Unit is halted and powered
down. Powered off
Standard operating states of the power supply LEDs
When the unit is in a standard operating state, the power supply LEDs behave in a defined manner.
Not present Present and failure Present and normal Power Supply
off/none yellow solid green solid Power 1
off/none yellow solid green solid Power 2
LED alert conditions
When there is an alert condition on the unit, the alarm LED behaves in a specific manner.
Description Action
Alarm LED behavior System situation
red blinking Emergency
red solid Alert or Critical
yellow blinking Error
Defining custom alerts
The
/etc/alertd/alert.conf
and the
/config/user_alert.conf
files on the BIG-IP system define alerts
that cause the indicators to change. The /etc/alertd/alert.conf file defines standard system alerts, and the
/config/user_alert.conf file defines custom settings. You should edit only the /config/user_alert.conf
file.
1. Open a command prompt on the BIG-IP system.
2. Type the following command:
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