Front panel LEDs and connectors

FortiSwitch-5003A system

Table 2: FortiSwitch-5003A front panel LEDs and switches (Continued)

LED

State

Description

 

 

 

 

Solid

Indicates this interface is connected to a 10-gigabit

BASE 10G, 14/F8, F7,

Green

network device with the correct cable and the

 

attached network device has power.

F6, F5, F4, F3, F2, F1

 

 

 

(Base and Fabric 10

Blinking

Indicates 10-gigabit network traffic on this interface.

gigabit LEDs)

Green

 

 

 

 

Off

No link.

 

 

 

HS (Hot Swap)

Blue

The FortiSwitch-5003A is ready to be hot-swapped

 

 

(removed from the chassis). If the HS light is blue

 

 

and no other LEDs are lit the FortiSwitch-5003A

 

 

board has lost power

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The FortiSwitch-5003A is changing from hot swap to

 

Blue

running mode or from running mode to hot swap.

 

 

This happens when the FortiSwitch-5003A board is

 

 

starting up or shutting down.

 

 

 

 

Off

Normal operation. The FortiSwitch-5003A board is in

 

 

contact with the chassis backplane.

 

 

 

Base channel interfaces

Table 3 lists and describes the FortiSwitch-5003A base backplane channel interfaces. The base backplane interfaces are not configurable or visible from the FortiSwitch-5003A CLI.

Figure 2: FortiSwitch-5003A base network activity LEDs

Table 3: Base channel interfaces and network activity LEDs

Interface

Description

Name

 

 

 

SH1

If the FortiSwitch-5003A board is in the first hub/switch fabric slot, this

 

LED indicates a backplane connection to shelf manager 1. If the

 

FortiSwitch-5003A board is in second hub/switch fabric slot this LED

 

indicates a backplane connection to shelf manager 2.

 

This LED may not be lit even if a shelf manager is present if the shelf

 

manager is configured to use its front panel interface.

 

 

15 and SH2

Not used.

 

 

2/1

Base channel connection between base channels 1 and 2.

 

The 2/1 LED is lit if there is any board capable of connecting to the base

 

channel in the other slot. For example, if the FortiSwitch-5003A board is

 

installed in the first hub/switch fabric slot, this LED will be lit if any board

 

is installed in the second hub/switch fabric slot, including a

 

FortiSwitch-5003A board or any FortiGate-5000 board.

 

 

3 to 14

Base channel connection to FortiGate-5000 boards in chassis slots 3 to

 

14.

 

 

 

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