Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Determining the status of a core switch blade CR16-4

Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-4) 4

TABLE 4 CP blade LED descriptions (Continued)

LED purpose Color Status Recommended action

Status No light (LED is off)

CP blade is either healthy	Verify that the power LED is on.
or does not have power.

Steady amber	CP blade is faulty or the
	switch is still booting.

Ensure that the blade is firmly seated and the switch has completed booting. If LED remains yellow, consult the Brocade DCX 8510-4 supplier.

Slow-flashing amber (on 2	CP blade is not seated
seconds; then off 2 seconds)	correctly or is faulty.

Pull the blade out and reseat it. If the LED continues to flash, replace the blade.

Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2	Environmental range	Check for out-of-bounds
second; then off 1/2 second)	exceeded.	environmental condition and
		correct it.

Ethernet Link	No light (LED is off)
Status

Either an Ethernet link is not detected, or it does not have incoming power.

Ensure that the blade has power, the Ethernet cable is firmly seated, and the connected device is functioning.

Flickering green/amber	Ethernet link is healthy	No action required.
	and traffic is flowing
	through port.

Ethernet Link No light (LED is off) Speed

Ethernet link speed is 10 Mb/s or CP blade does not have incoming power.

Ensure that the CP has power. NOTE: To force a persistent Ethernet link speed, enter the ifModeSet command.

	Steady green	Ethernet link speed is	No action required.
		100/1000 Mb/s.
USB Status	Lamp on	USB stick enabled.	No action required.
	Lamp off	USB stick not present or	No action required.
		disabled.
Active CP	Steady blue	Active CP blade.	No action required.
	No light (LED is off)	Standby CP blade.	No action required.

Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-4)

Complete the following steps to determine the status of a core switch blade (CR16-4).

1.Check the LED indicators on the core switch blade (see the following figure). The LED patterns may temporarily change during POST and other diagnostic tests. For information about how to interpret the LED patterns, refer to Table 5.

2.Check the core switch blade status by entering slotShow and haShow.

Table 13 identifies the core switch blade.

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