PortCfgPersistentEnable

Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade

TABLE 3 Port and application blade LED descriptions (Continued)

LED purpose

FC Port Status

No light (LED is off)

Port has no incoming power, or	Verify that the power LED is on,
there is no light or signal carrier	check the transceiver and
detected.	cable.

Polling is in progress.	Allow 60 seconds for polling to
	complete.

	Connected device is configured	Verify the status of the
	in an offline state.	connected device.

Steady green	Port is online (connected to an	No action required.
	external device) but has no
	traffic.

Slow-flashing green (on 1 Port is online but segmented, second, then off 1 second) indicating a loopback plug or

cable or an incompatible switch.

Verify that the correct device is attached to the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

Fast-flashing green (on 1/4 second, then off 1/4 second

Port is in internal loopback	No action required.
(diagnostic).

Flickering green	Port is online, with traffic	No action required.
	flowing through port.

Steady amber	Port is receiving light or signal	Reset the port from the
	carrier, but it is not online yet.	workstation using the
		portEnable or
		portCfgPersistentEnable
		command.

Slow-flashing amber (on 2 seconds, then off 2 seconds)

Port is disabled due to	Reset the port from the
diagnostic tests or portDisable	workstation using the
or portCfgPersistentEnable	portEnable or
command.	portCfgPersistentEnable
	command.

Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2 second, then off 1/2 second)

Transceiver or port is faulty.

Change the transceiver or reset the switch from the workstation.

GbE Port Status (FX8-24) - both 1 GbE and 10 GbE ports

No light (LED is off)	Port has no incoming power, or	Verify that the power LED is on,
	there is no light or signal carrier	check the transceiver and
	detected.	cable.

Steady green	Port is online but has no traffic.	No action required.

Slow-flashing green (on 1	Beacon. Used to identify	No action required.
second, then off 1 second)	specific ports.

Flickering green	Port is online, with traffic	No action required.
	flowing through port.

Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4 second, then off 1/4 second)

Transceiver or port is faulty.

Change the transceiver or reset the switch from the workstation.

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