Desired And Possible Abnormal Led States After System Power-On - IBM s-series Installation And User Manual

Table 15. Desired and possible abnormal LED states after system power-on
LED Desired State Meaning
Management module
Active On
Pwr On
10/100/1000 Ethernet On - Green
Port
10/100/1000 Ethernet On or blinking
Port - Yellow
Interface Module
Link/Activity On, or blinking A link is established with
POE (if applicable) On - Green
The module is functioning
as the active
management module.
The module is receiving
power.
A link is established with
the remote port.
The port is transmitting
and receiving packets.
the remote port and the
port is transmitting and
receiving user packets.
The port is enabled, a
power-consuming device
has been detected, and
the module is supplying
power to the device.
Abnormal
State Meaning/Action
Off Neither of the management
module(s) is managing the switch
fabric and interface modules.
A problem could have occurred
during initialization. Check your
attached PC or terminal for possible
error messages.
Off The module is not receiving power.
You can do the following:
Make certain that the module is
installed properly. For more
information, see Installing the
Management and Interface Modules .
See the entry for the AC power
supply LED in this table For more
information.
Off A link is not established with the
remote port. You can do the
following:
Verify that the connection to the
other device has been properly
made. Also, make certain that the
other device is powered on and
operating correctly.
Try using a different cable.
Off for an The port is not transmitting or
extended receiving packets.
period
You can check the other 10/100/1000
Ethernet port LED to make sure a
link is established with the remote
port. If not, take the actions
described in the Meaning/Action
column for the other 10/100/1000
Ethernet port LED.
Off At this stage of the installation, you
have not yet cabled the Gigabit
Ethernet ports, so this LED will be
off.
After cabling this port, if this LED is
off, a link is not established with the
remote port.
Off The port is not providing in-line
power.
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