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Chapter 3: System monitoring
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16 G Fibre channel port LEDs
Number
LED name
Color/
Status
Description
11
Link/Active
ON
A connection is established.
Flashing
Data I/O is ongoing.
OFF
No connection is established.
11
Speed
16 Gb connection is established.
8 Gb connection is established.
OFF
4 Gb or slower connection is established.
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8 G Fibre channel port LEDs
These ports, if your system has them, deliver fast I/O performance for SAN applications. You can
use optical cables for long distances, which proved to be reliable for this kind of setup.
Number
LED name
Color/
Status
Description
11
Link/Active
ON
A connection is established.
OFF
A link is broken.
11
Speed
8 Gb connection is established.
4 Gb connection is established.
OFF
No connection is established.
NOTE:
For higher and speedier transfer rates, we suggest you to use optical cables for 4/8 Gb fiber
connectivity. These cables are not susceptible to EMI (electromagnetic interference).
