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Monitoring and Managing the Switch
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to Table 2-1 on page 2-36. For information on link incidents, refer to
Link Incident Alerts on page 2-37.
2. Port LED Indicator: The green or blue indicator and amber indicator
to the left of each port connector simulates LED operation on the
actual switch port. A green LED indicates that the port is online with
an operating speed of 1 gigabits per second (Gbps). A blue LED
indicates that the port is online with an operating speed of 2 Gbps.
When the amber indicator illuminates steady, the port has failed and
requires service. For details on port LED indicator operation, see
Table 2-1 on page 2-36.
3. Port Failure Indicator: A blinking red and yellow diamond ( )
below a port connector indicates that the port has failed. Refer to
Table 2-1 on page 2-36 for details on port operating states and the
status symbol and indicator operation.
4. Beaconing: When a blinking amber LED indicator displays by a port
and an attention indicator ( ) displays below the port's connector,
beaconing is enabled. Refer to
port operating states and the status symbol and indicator operation.
5. Not Installed. The port optics are not installed, or the feature that
provides additional port function is not enabled.
6. Power, System Error, and Unit Beaconing Indicators: The green or blue
indicator and amber indicators on the far left of the front view
simulates the power and system error LEDs on the actual switch.
• Power Indicator. The green/blue indicator (PWR) simulates the
power LED on the actual switch. When the indicator
illuminates, the switch is connected to facility AC power and
is operational. The indicator will be on if either power supply
is operating.
• System Error Indicator. The amber system error light indicator
(ERR) simulates the system error light on the actual switch.
When this indicator illuminates, an event has occurred
requiring immediate attention, such as a system, power
supply/fan, or port failure. View details of system errors by
selecting Event Log from the Logs menu on the Product
Manager menu bar. The indicator in the Hardware View and the
LED on the actual unit remains illuminated until you clear the
event by right-clicking on the front or rear view away from a
hardware component and selecting Clear System Error Light
from the menu.
Table 2-1 on page 2-36 for details on