Checking The Leds - Cisco ASA 5510 Quick Start Manual

Checking the LEDs

This section describes the front, rear, and the panel LEDs for the adaptive security appliance.
Figure 10 shows the front view of the adaptive security appliance.
Figure 10 Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance Front Panel Features
LED Color State
1 Power Green On
2 Status Green
Flashing When the power-up diagnostics are running or the system is booting.
Solid
Amber Solid
3 Active Green Flashing When there is network activity.
4 VPN
Green Solid
5 Flash Green Solid
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POWER STATUS
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Description
On when the adaptive security appliance has power.
Green when the system has passed power-up diagnostics.
Amber when the power-up diagnostics have failed.
When data is passing through the interface.
When the CompactFlash device is being accessed.
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ACTIVE VPN FLASH
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SERIES