Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features
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Power | On | The switch is receiving power. |
(green) | Off | The switch is NOT receiving power. |
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Fault | Off | The normal state; indicates there are no fault conditions on the switch. |
(orange) | Blinking* | A fault has occurred on one of the switch ports. The Status LED for the component with |
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| the fault will blink simultaneously. If just the Fault LED is blinking, the switch could be |
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| attached to an RPS but not receiving power. |
| On | On briefly after the switch is powered on or reset, at the beginning of switch self test. |
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| If this LED is on for a prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware |
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| failure, or has failed its self test. See page 14, “Troubleshooting” for more information. |
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Locator | On/Blinking | Locate function is active. Software controlled, can be set to on or blinking. |
(Blue) | Off | Locate function is disabled. |
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Test | Off | The normal operational state; the switch is not undergoing self test. |
(green) | On | The switch self test and initialization are in progress after the switch has been power |
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| cycled or reset. The switch is not operational until this LED goes off. The test LED also |
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| comes on briefly when you “hot swap” a |
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| self tested when it is hot swapped. |
| Blinking* | A component of the switch has failed its self test. The status LED for that component, |
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| for example an |
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Act) | On | Indicates port Mode LEDs are displaying network activity information. |
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FDx | On | Indicates port Mode LEDs are lit for ports in Full Duplex mode and Off for ports in half |
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| duplex mode. |
Spd | On | Indicates port Mode LEDs are displaying the connection speed of each port. |
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| • if the port LED is off, the port is operating at 10 Mbps. |
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| • if the port LED is blinking **, the port is operating at 100 Mbps. |
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| • if the port LED is on continuously, the port is operating at 1000 Mbps. |
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