LED name
LED color
Status of hardware
Recommended action
Steady green
The port is online.
No action is required.
Slow blinking
green (2
seconds)
The port is online, but is
segmented due to a loopback
cable or incompatible switch.
No action is required.
Fast blinking
green (1/2
second)
Internal loopback (diagnostic).
No action is required.
Flickering
green
The port is online, with frames
flowing through the port.
No action is required.
10 GE/40 GE
Ethernet port
status
No light
The port is offline. There is no
activity.
Verify that the power LED is on.
Check the transceiver and the cable.
Steady green
The port is online and active.
No action is required.
This is applicable to the SN4000B SAN Extension Switch only.
1. System power LED
2. System status LED
3. Ethernet port activity LED
4. Ethernet port speed LED
5. FC port status LED (port 0)
6. FC port status LED (port 4)
7. FC port 4
8. FC port 0
Figure 37: Port side of the HPE SN6000B and SN3000B 16Gb FC switches
NOTE:
The two LEDs on the serial console port are not functional.
Operating HPE 16Gb FC switches
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