Ethernet Port Leds; Led Activities And Diagnostic Flash Patterns - IBM Flex System FC3171 Installation And User Manual

Ethernet port LEDs

There are two LEDs built into the Ethernet port that indicate the transmission
activity over the Ethernet connection and link status.
Table 6 contains a description of Ethernet port LEDs.
Table 6. Ethernet port LEDs
LED name

LED activities and diagnostic flash patterns

Table 7 contains descriptions of the activities and corresponding diagnostic flash
patterns for the switch LEDs.
Table 7. Switch LED activities and diagnostic flash patterns
LED name
Chapter 3. Information panel LEDs and external Fibre Channel ports
LED description
Activity LED The Activity LED is lit when data is transmitted or received over
the Ethernet connection.
Link Status LED The Link Status LED is lit when an Ethernet connection is estab-
lished.
LED activity/diagnostic flash pattern
OK This LED is lit at startup and remains lit while the switch is pow-
ered on.
Location This LED is lit when enabled by the Chassis Management Mod-
ule web interface or command line interface.
! (Switch Fault) This LED operates as follows:
• The LED is off during initialization or when the switch is in
• The LED is lit during LED test or to indicate a system fault
External port This LED operates as follows:
Logged-in (LOG)
• The LED is off when the corresponding external port is not
• The LED is lit when the corresponding external port is logged
• The LED pattern indicates the following conditions:
normal operation.
during a POST failure, thermal fault, or other critical switch
fault.
logged in.
in or during the LED test.
— Logged in: The LED is lit.
— Logging in: The LED flashes at 1-second intervals.
— Beacon location: The LED flashes at 1-second intervals.
— Error: The LED flashes two times per second.
— The corresponding external port is disabled: The LED
flashes at 1-second intervals.
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