Dell 1955 DRAC/MC Module, Serial connector, Off LAN is not active Amber blinking, Communicating

DRAC/MC Module

The DRAC/MC provides serial and Ethernet management ports, a status indicator when redundant DRAC/MCs are installed (when available), and status indicators for the DRAC/MC and for the link to the system's onboard network interface controller (see Figure 1-10). See the documentation for the DRAC/MC module for specific information on serial port redirection of server modules and switches. Table 1-8 provides information about the status indicators.

Figure 1-10. DRAC/MC Module Features

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1	link indicator			2	activity indicator	3	primary/secondary indicator
4	fault indicator			5	network interface controller	6	serial connector
Table 1-8. DRAC/MC Module Indicators
Indicator Type		Icon	Activity		Indicator Code
			Indicator
Network interface			Off		LAN is not linked.
controller link
indicator
			Green		LAN is linked.

Network interface controller activity indicator

Off	LAN is not active.
Amber blinking	Indicates that the system DRAC/MC and the LAN are
	communicating.

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