Chapter 5 WAVE Interface Modules

Ports and LED Indicators

Figure 5-7

Link/Activity

LED

Copper Interface Module—Gigabit Ethernet LEDs

Speed LED

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Table 5-2describes the Gigabit Ethernet port LEDs.

Table 5-2

Copper Interface Module—Gigabit Ethernet LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Color

State

Description

 

 

 

 

NIC link/activity

Green

On

Link exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

Blinking

Activity exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

No link detected.

 

 

 

 

 

NIC speed

 

Off

10Mbps connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

On

100Mbps connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

On

1000Mbps connection.

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-8shows the 4-port Fiber Optic Gibabit Ethernet Interface Module port numbers, interface designations, and LEDs.

Figure 5-8 4-Port Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module—Port Numbering and LEDs

GE 0

GE 1

GE 2

GE 3

 

A Status

A Status

A Status

A Status

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4 Port GE SX Inline

 

 

 

 

 

1 2 3

The Interface Module has an LED that corresponds to each port. Table 5-3describes the LEDs.

 

 

 

 

Table 5-3

Fiber Optic Interface Module—Power and Status LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Name

 

Color

State

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Interface Module

Green

On

Interface Module is receiving power.

 

 

 

 

 

power LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Interface Module is not installed or a power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supply failure has occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 594 and 694 Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-24619-02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems WAVE594K9, 694 manual 2describes the Gigabit Ethernet port LEDs

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