IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual page 95

Table 10. Port blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose
Status
FC port Status
Color
No light (LED is off)
Steady amber
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2
second)
No light (LED is off)
Steady green
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Fast-flashing green (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4
second)
Flickering green
Steady amber
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2
second)
Alternating green/amber
Status
Blade is either healthy or
does not have power.
Blade is faulty.
Blade is not seated correctly
or is faulty.
Environmental range
exceeded.
Port has no incoming
power, or there is no light
or signal carrier detected.
Polling is in progress.
Connected device is
configured in an offline
state.
Port is online (connected to
an external device) but has
no traffic.
Port is online but
segmented, indicating a
loopback plug or cable or
an incompatible switch.
Port is in internal loopback
(diagnostic).
Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
Port is receiving light or
signal carrier, but it is not
online yet.
Port is disabled due to
diagnostic tests or
portDisable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or
Port is beaconing.
Chapter 6. Monitoring the switch
Recommended action
Verify that the power LED
is on.
Ensure that the blade is
firmly seated and check the
status by entering the
slotShow command. If LED
remains amber, consult the
device supplier.
Pull the blade out and
reseat it. If LED continues
to flash, replace the blade.
Check for out-of-bounds
environmental condition
and correct it.
Verify that the power LED
is on, check the transceiver
and cable.
Allow 60 seconds for
polling to complete.
Verify the status of the
connected device.
No action required.
Verify that the correct
device is attached to the
chassis.
No action required.
No action required.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
reset the switch from the
workstation.
No action.
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