Introducing the Switch

Front of the Switch

Restoring Factory Default Configuration - When pressed with the Reset button in a specific pattern, any configuration changes you may have made through the switch console, the web browser interface, and SNMP management are removed, and the factory default configuration is restored to the switch. For the specific method to restore the factory default configuration, see “Restoring the Factory Default Configuration” on page 9, in chapter 4, “Troubleshooting” of this manual.

 

LEDs

 

Table 1-1. Switch LEDs

 

 

 

Switch LEDs

State

Meaning

 

 

 

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)

Blinking*

A fault has occurred on the switch, one of the switch ports, 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.

 

 

 

Port LEDs

Displays port link information and network activity information.

(green – over-

 

 

laid with the

 

 

port number)

 

 

 

 

 

(2 green LEDs)

Link

Indicates the port LEDs are displaying link information:

 

 

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

 

 

connected device.

 

 

• 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* simultaneously with the Fault LED, the corresponding port

 

 

has failed its self test.

 

Activity

Indicates the port LEDs are displaying network activity information.

 

 

 

Mdl (Module

On

Expansion module is plugged into expansion slot and operating correctly

Status, green)

 

 

 

Blinking

Expansion module is plugged into expansion slot but has experienced a fault

 

Off

Expansion module is not plugged into expansion slot

 

 

 

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