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Table 5-11explains the FC port activity LED.

Table 5-11:Interpreting the Fibre Channel Port Activity LEDs

Color

Description

off

No system power or LED failure.

 

 

solid yellow

Fan error detected. Operator intervention required.

 

 

solid green

Fans running with no detected errors.

Ethernet Gateway LEDs

The Ethernet gateway provides one yellow (amber) LED and one green LED. Table 5-12lists and describes the LED indications.

Ethernet Port LEDs

Table 5-12:Gateway LED Indications

Display

Indication

yellow on, green off

Auxiliary power has reached the gateway.

 

 

green on, yellow off

Gateway runs successfully.

 

 

green on and yellow on

An error has occurred

 

 

Ethernet port LEDs appear on the Ethernet ports. Figure 5-7displays the Ethernet interface LEDs.

status

activity

Figure 5-7:Ethernet Interface LEDs

Table 5-13explains Ethernet port LED indications.

Table 5-13:Ethernet Port LED Indications

LED State

Indication

Status LED off

No physical link.

 

 

Status LED solid

Successful physical link.

 

 

Activity LED off

No logical link.

 

 

Activity LED blinking

Traffic runs over the port.

 

 

Activity LED solid

Logical link established but traffic does not yet run.

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