System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.
Figure 12. System health and system ID indicators
System health and system ID indicator
code
Condition
Solid blue
Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active.
Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue
Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to
switch to system health mode.
Solid amber
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help
section.
Blinking amber
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log or the LCD
panel, if available on the bezel, for specific error messages. For more information about error
messages, see the
Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide
at
Dell.com/
openmanagemanuals
>
OpenManage software
.
NIC indicator codes
Indicators on each NIC provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator indicates if data is flowing through
the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 13. NIC indicator codes
1
link LED indicator
2
activity LED indicator
Status
Condition
Link and activity indicators are off
The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is blinking green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is blinking
green
The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is being sent or received.
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