FIGURE 2-5 LEDs

Figure Legend

1Port 0 LEDs

2Port 1 LEDs

4.Observe the light-emitting diode (LED) status for the power-on self test (POST) results as shown in TABLE 2-2.

TABLE 2-2

LED Status

 

 

 

 

Green LED

Yellow LED

State

 

 

 

Off

Off

Wake-Up Failure (Dead Board)

Off

On

POST failure (Dead Board)

Off

Slow Blink

Wake-Up Failure Monitor

Off

Fast Blink

Failure in POST

Off

Flashing

POST Processing in Progress

On

Off

Failure While Functioning

On

On

Failure While Functioning

On

2 Fast Blinks

2 Gb Link Rate – Normal, Link up

On

3 Fast Blinks

4 Gb Link Rate – Normal, Link up

On

4 Fast Blinks

8 Gb Link Rate – Normal, Link up

 

 

 

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Sun Microsystems SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z, SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z manual LED Status, LEDs

SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z, SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z specifications

Sun Microsystems, renowned for its innovative computing solutions, has developed cutting-edge products such as the SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z and SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z. These dual-port Fibre Channel host bus adapters exemplify Sun's commitment to delivering high-performance connectivity for data storage and enterprise applications.

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