Troubleshooting

Diagnosing with the LEDs

Diagnosing with the LEDs

Table 4-1 shows LED patterns on the switch and the switch modules that indicate problem conditions.

1.Check in the table for the LED pattern you see on your switch.2.Refer to the corresponding diagnostic tip on the next few pages.Table 4-1. LED Error Indicators

 

 

 

LED Pattern Indicating Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module

RPS

 

Fan

 

Port LED

Diagnostic

 

 

 

Power

Fault

(Mdl)

Status

Test

Status

 

(Link)

Tips

 

 

 

 

Status/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fault**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off with

*

*

*

*

*

 

*

 

 

 

power cord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plugged in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Prolonged On

*

*

Prolonged On

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Blinking

*

*

Blinking

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Blinking

*

*

Off

Blinking

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Blinking

See tip 5

*

Blinking

*

 

Blinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Off

*

*

Off

*

 

Off with cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Off

*

*

Off

*

 

On, but the port is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

communicating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Blinking

*

On

*

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Blinking

F1 Blinking

*

Blinking

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2 Blinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* This LED is not important for the diagnosis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

The blinking behavior is an on/off cycle once every 1.6 seconds, approximately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** The Module Fault LED is located on the module in the rear of the switch.

 

 

 

 

 

1 F - Front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 B - Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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