
Table 35. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID
indicator code
Condition
Solid blue
Indicates that the system is powered on, 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
section.
Blinking amber
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log
for specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages
generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go
to
>
Look Up
>
Error Code
, type the error code, and then click
Look it
up
.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or
tablet. Cable length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be affected by cable quality. The following table
describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 36. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two
seconds
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Blinking green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
LED Indicator off
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that 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 141. NIC indicator codes
1. Link LED indicator
2. Activity LED indicator
Table 37. NIC indicator codes
NIC indicator codes
Condition
Link and activity indicators are off.
Indicates that the NIC is not connected to the network.
System diagnostics and indicator codes
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