Table 11 FCoE Converged Network Switch port side LED patterns
Recommended action
Status of hardware
LED color
LED name
Verify the following:
System is off or there is an internal
power supply failure.
No light
Power status
•
System is powered on (power
supply switches to
1
).
•
The power cables are attached.
•
The power source is live.
If the system power LED is not green,
the unit may be faulty. Contact your
switch service provider.
No action required.
System is on and power supplies
are functioning properly.
Steady green
Verify that the system is on and has
completed booting.
System is off or there is no power.
No light
System status
No action required.
System is on and functioning
properly.
Steady green
Perform the following steps:
System is in an unknown state,
boot failed, or the system is faulty.
Note:
Steady amber (for
more than five
seconds)
1.
Connect a serial cable to the
system.
This LED displays steady amber
during POST. This is normal and
does not indicate a fault.
2.
Reboot the system.
3.
Check the failure indicated on the
system console.
4.
Contact your switch service
provider.
Check the management interface and
the error log for details on the cause
Attention is required. Several
variables can cause this status,
Flashing amber
of the status. Contact your switch
service provider.
including a power supply failure,
fan failure, or if one or more
environmental ranges have been
exceeded.
No action required.
Port speed is 10 Mb/s.
No light
Ethernet speed
(Management
port)
No action required.
Port speed is 100/1000 Mb/s.
Steady green
Verify that the Ethernet cable is
connected properly.
There is no link.
No light
Ethernet
activity/Link
(Management
port)
No action required.
There is a link.
Steady green
No action required.
There is link activity (traffic).
Blinking green
Verify that the transceiver is installed
correctly and the cable is connected
correctly.
No light or signal carrier on media
interface
Off
Optical media
port status
(two-color LED
for each FC
and CEE port)
No action required.
Receiving light or carrier, but not
online
Steady amber
Verify that the diagnostic tests are not
running. Re-enable the port using the
portenable
command.
Receiving light or carrier, but not
online
Slow blinking amber (2
seconds)
Check the management interface and
the error log for details on the cause
Port failure
Fast blinking amber
(1/2 second)
of the failure. Contact Hewlett
Packard Enterprise technical support,
if necessary.
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