18CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 4200G FAMILY

Table 4 Status Display (continued)

Display

Mode LED Color

Description

 

 

 

Rotating bar segment

Mode LED flashing green

Software download in progress.

 

 

 

Flashing “F”

Mode LED steady red

Fan failure detected.

 

 

 

Flashing “t”

Mode LED flashing red

Switch is too hot; temperature is critical.

 

 

 

“C”

Mode LED green or yellow

Switch is clustered Commander unit.

 

 

 

“c”

Mode LED green or yellow

Switch is clustered Candidate unit.

 

 

 

“S”

Mode LED green or yellow

Switch is clustered Slave unit.

 

 

 

“1”

Mode LED green or yellow

Switch is un-clustered.

 

 

 

LEDs Table 5 lists LEDs visible on the front of the Switch, and how to read their status. For information on using the LEDs for problem solving, see “Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs” on page 54.

Table 5 LED Behavior

LED

Color

Indicates

 

 

PWR LED

 

 

Green

The Switch is powered-up and operating normally.

 

Green flashing

Self Test (POST) or Software Download is in progress.

 

Yellow flashing

One or more ports have failed POST.

 

Red

The Switch has failed its Power On Self Test.

 

Off

The Switch is not receiving power or there is a fault with the

 

 

Power Supply Unit.

Mode LED

 

Speed

Green

10/100 Port Speed and Activity, Gigabit SFP Status and

 

 

Activity, or Stack Status and Activity.

Duplex Yellow

10/100 Duplex and Activity, Gigabit SFP Duplex and

 

 

Activity, or Stack Activity.

10/100/1000BASE-T Port LEDs

Speed

Green

A high speed (1000 Mbps) link is present, blinking off for

 

 

every packet received or transmitted.

 

Yellow

A low speed link is present, blinking off for every packet

 

 

received or transmitted.

 

Yellow Flashing

The port has failed POST.

 

Off

No link is present.

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