Fibre Loop Switch Troubleshooting

 

Table 5: Reading The Power, Fault, and Initialization LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Label

LED Color/

Interpretation

 

Possible Causes

 

 

 

 

Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Green/ON

The unit is connected to

 

This is the normal state when powered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an AC power source

 

on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the internal power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supply is functioning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

No power within the

 

-The line has no voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch.

 

-The switch is disconnected or the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable is bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-The switch is faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fault

Amber/ON

-Switch is running a

 

- This is the normal self-test state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

self-test.

 

-If the test fails, the switch may be faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-If the light remains on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after 15 seconds, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch failed the self-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

test or an environmen-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tal fault has occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

Self-test completed

 

Normal running state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with no fault found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6: Reading The Port LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link

 

Fault

 

Interpretation

 

Possible Causes

 

 

 

(Green

 

(Amber)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

OFF

 

No signal

 

Either:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. no GBIC has been installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. no cable with a valid signal has been

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attached since the GBIC was

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

OFF

 

Good Signal

 

Normal state for a valid port connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

ON

 

Port is bypassed

 

Bad signal or no signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HP P4459A manual Reading The Power, Fault, and Initialization LEDs