Ethernet Port Mapping, QLE3044 Status LEDs

4–Hardware Installation QLE3044 Installation

Ethernet Port Mapping

The mapping of port numbers on the QLE3044 is shown in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Mapping of Port Number, PCI Function, and Ethernet

Interface

Port Number	PCI Function	Ethernet Interface

1	0	Ethernet interface numbers are dynamically allo-
		cated by the host. As such, any eth[n] interface can
2	1	cated by the host. As such, any eth[n] interface can
2	1	be connected to any port.
		be connected to any port.
3	2

4	3

QLE3044 Status LEDs

The QLE3044 has two status LEDs per port. These LEDs are located on the port itself, as shown in Figure 4-2. When viewing the QLE3044 from the front, the bi-color green/orange link LED is on the left, and the green activity LED is on the right.

	Bi-color	Green
		Activity LED
	Link LED

Top of board

Port 1

Port 2

Port 3

Port 4

PCIe connector

Figure 4-2. QLE3044 Status LEDs—Front View

The bi-color link LED indicates the speed of the connection as shown in Table 4-2.

Table 4-2. QLE3044 LED Definitions

Speed	Green/Orange	Green Activity LED
Speed	Bi-Color Link	Green Activity LED
	LED

10Mbps	Off	During power-up, the activity LED is on continu-
		ously (solid). The LED blinks during normal opera-
100Mbps	Green On	ously (solid). The LED blinks during normal opera-
100Mbps	Green On	tion when there is activity on the port for any of the
		tion when there is activity on the port for any of the
		speed settings.
1000Mbps	Orange On	speed settings.
1000Mbps	Orange On

4-2	NE0154601-00 C

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