Dell XK946 manual NIC Indications, LCD Status Messages, Indicators Illumination Meaning

NIC Indications

Each NIC has two indicators that provides information on network activity and link status. See Figure 1-5. Table 1-4 lists the NIC indications.

Figure 1-5. NIC Indicators

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1	link indicator (green)	2	activity indicator (amber)
Table 1-4. NIC Indications
Indicators Illumination		Meaning
Link and activity indicators are		The NIC is not connected to the network.
off.
Link indicator is on.		The NIC is connected to a valid link partner on the
		network.
Activity indicator is blinking.		Network data is being transmitted.

LCD Status Messages

The system's control panel LCD provides status messages to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention.

The LCD lights blue to indicate a normal operating condition, and lights amber to indicate an error condition. The LCD scrolls a message that includes a status code followed by descriptive text. Table 1-5 lists the LCD status messages that can occur and the probable cause for each message. The LCD messages refer to events recorded in the System Event Log (SEL). For information on the SEL and configuring system management settings, see the systems management software documentation.

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