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State Description
off (not lit) No link.
amber solid Linked at 1/10GbE.
amber blinking Link is actively transmitting or receiving data at 1/10GbE.
SFP+ port 40GbE bundled LED behavior
The appearance and behavior of the SFP+ port 40GbE bundled LEDs indicate network traffic activity,
interface speed, and interface duplexity. When bundled, all four LEDs blink in unison.
State Description
off (not lit) No link.
amber solid Linked at 40GbE.
amber blinking Link is actively transmitting or receiving data at 40 GbE.
QSFP+ port LED behavior
The appearance and behavior of the QSFP+ port LEDs indicate network traffic activity, interface speed,
and interface duplexity.
State Description
off (not lit) No link.
green solid Linked at 40GbE when operating as a single 40GbE port (with all four LEDs
operating in unison).
green blinking Link is actively transmitting or receiving data at 40GbE (with all four LEDs
operating in unison).
amber solid Linked at 10GbE when operating as four 10GbE ports.
amber blinking Link is actively transmitting or receiving data at 10 GbE.
About Always-On Management
The Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem enables you to manage the system remotely using the
serial console or SSH, even if the host is powered down. The AOM Command Menu operates
independently of the Traffic Management Operating System
®
(TMOS
®
).
You can use the command menu to reset the unit if TMOS has locked up or get access to TMOS directly,
so that you can configure it from the command-line interface.
AOM Command Menu options
The AOM Command Menu provides the AOM options for the platform. You can access the AOM
Command Menu using either a serial console or SSH.
Note: The availability of menu options varies depending on the platform type.
Letter Option Description
B Set console baud
rate Configures the baud speed for connecting to AOM using the serial
console. Select from these options:
Platform Overview
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