Introducing the Switch

Introducing the Switch

Front of the Switches

 

LEDs

 

Table 1-2. Switch LEDs

 

 

 

Switch

State

Meaning

LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

Power

On

The switch is receiving power.

(green)

Off

The switch is NOT receiving power.

 

 

 

Fault

Off

The normal state; indicates there are no fault conditions on the switch.

(orange)

blink

A fault has occurred on the switch, one of the switch ports, module in the rear of the

 

 

orange*

switch, or the fan. The Status LED for the component with the fault will blink

 

 

simultaneously.

 

On

On briefly after the switch is powered on or reset, at the beginning of switch self test.

 

 

If this LED is on for a prolonged time, the switch has encountered a fatal hardware

 

 

failure, or has failed its self test. See chapter 4, “Troubleshooting” for more information.

 

 

 

Locator

 

Reserved for future development

(Blue)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

cycled or reset. The switch is not operational until this LED goes off. The Self Test LED

 

 

also comes on briefly when you “hot swap” a mini-GBIC into the switch; the mini-GBIC

 

 

is self tested when it is hot swapped.

 

blink green*

A component of the switch has failed its self test. The status LED for that component,

 

 

for example an RJ-45 port, and the switch Fault LED will blink simultaneously.

 

 

 

Port LEDs

Link

Indicates the port LEDs are displaying link information:

(green –

 

• if the port LED is on, the port is enabled and receiving a link indication from the

Link and

 

connected device.

Mode)

 

• if the port LED is off, the port has no active network cable connected, or is not

 

 

receiving link beat or sufficient light. Otherwise, the port may have been disabled

 

 

through the switch console, the web browser interface, or ProCurve Manager.

 

 

if the port LED is blinking* (orange) simultaneously with the Fault LED, the

 

 

corresponding port has failed its self test.

 

Mode

The operation of the Mode LED is controlled by the LED Mode select button, and the

 

 

current setting is indicated by the LED Mode indicator LEDs near the button. Press the

 

 

button to step from one view mode to the next. The default view is Activity (Act).

 

 

 

LED Mode

Act

Indicates the port LEDs are displaying network activity information.

View

 

 

(green)

 

 

 

FDx

Indicates port LEDs are lit for ports in Full Duplex Mode. Off indicates ½ duplex.

 

 

 

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