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5 – Diagnostics and Troubleshooting LED Blink Patterns
LED Blink Patterns
The heartbeat and system fault LEDs show the operational status of the router. When the POST completes with no errors, the heartbeat LED will blink once every second. When the router is in maintenance mode, the heartbeat and system fault LEDs are on continuously.
All other system fault blink patterns show critical errors. The heartbeat LED shows an error blink pattern for the conditions listed in Table
Table 5-1. System Fault LED Blink Patterns
System Fault LED | Condition |
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OFF | OK - Operational |
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3 Blinks, followed by pause | System error |
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4 Blinks, followed by pause | Management port IP address conflict |
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5 Blinks, followed by pause | Over temperature |
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Heartbeat Blink Pattern
A blink pattern on the heartbeat LED of one second ON followed by one second OFF means that the router is operating normally. The heartbeat LED shows this pattern when the router firmware is operational.
System Error Blink Pattern
The system fault LED generates a