Control Processor Blade (Cp8) Status - IBM System Storage SAN384B-2 Installation, Service And User Manual

Table 8. Port, application, and encryption blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose
FC port status
GbE port status (FX8-24) - both
GbE and 10 GbE ports
.

Control processor blade (CP8) status

To determine the status of a CP blade:
1. Check the LED indicators on the CP blade (see Figure 26 on page 60). The LED
Color
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
No light (LED is off)
Steady green
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Flickering green
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4 second)
patterns may temporarily change during POST and other diagnostic tests. For
information about how to interpret the LED patterns, see Table 9 on page 60.
Status
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.
Port is bypassed
Port has no incoming power,
or there is no light or signal
carrier detected.
Port is online but has no
traffic.
Beacon. Used to identify
specific ports.
Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
Transceiver or port is faulty.
Chapter 4. Monitoring system components
Recommended Action
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 SAN384B-2.
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.
Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the
workstation.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Verify that the power LED is
on, check the transceiver and
cable.
No action required.
No action required.
No action required.
Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the
workstation.
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