Switch — Front View Detail 17
LEDs Table 4 lists LEDs visible on the front of the Switch, and how to read their status according to color. For information on using the LEDs for problem solving, see “Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs” on page 26.
Table 4 LED behavior
LED | Color | Indicates |
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Port Status LEDs |
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Packet | Yellow | Packets are being transmitted/received on the port. |
| Off | No packets are being transmitted/received on the port. |
Status | Green | A high speed (1000 Mbps) link is present, and the port |
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| is enabled. |
| Green flashing | A high speed (1000 Mbps) link is present, but the port |
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| is disabled. |
| Yellow | A low speed (100 Mbps on 4900, 10/100 Mbps on |
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| 4924/4950) link is present, and the port is enabled. |
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| (Not applicable on 4900 SX.) |
| Yellow flashing | A low speed (100 Mbps on 4900, 10/100 Mbps on |
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| 4924/4950) link is present, but the port is disabled. |
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| (Not applicable on 4900 SX.) |
| Off | No link is present. |
Module Status LEDs |
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| Green | The Module is installed and supported. The Link Status |
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| has been determined for a single port Module. |
| Yellow | The Module is installed and supported. The Module |
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| has |
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| Module. |
| Yellow flashing | The Module is installed but not supported. Note that |
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| the Switch will continue to operate normally. |
| Off | The Module is not installed. |
Unit LEDs |
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Green | Determines the identity of the Switch when | |
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| interconnected to another Switch to create an XRN |
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| Distributed Fabric and that a link is present. |
| Off | A fault has occurred. |
Power/Self Test LED |
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| Green | The Switch is |
| Green flashing | The Switch is either downloading software or is |
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| initializing (which includes running a Power On Self |
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| Test). |
| Yellow | The Switch has failed its Power On Self Test. |
| Off | The Switch is not receiving power. |