Operating The Silkworm 3800; Powering The Silkworm 3800 On And Off; Interpreting Led Activity - Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference Manual

Operating the SilkWorm 3800

This chapter provides the following information:
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Powering the SilkWorm 3800 On and Off

To power the SilkWorm 3800 on:
Connect at least one power cable to a power connector on the switch and to a power source,
then flip the AC power switch to "I".
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To power the SilkWorm 3800 off:
To power the switch off, power off both power supplies (if both are installed) by flipping each
AC power switch to "O".
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Interpreting LED Activity

System activity and status can be determined through the activity of the LEDs on the switch.
There are three possible LED states: no light, a steady light, and a flashing light. The steady lights
and flashing lights may be any of the following colors:
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The LEDs may flash any of the colors during boot, POST, or other diagnostic tests. This is normal,
and does not indicate a problem unless the LEDs do not indicate a healthy state after all boot
processes and diagnostic tests are complete.
SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference
Powering the SilkWorm 3800 On and Off on page 3-1
Interpreting LED Activity on page 3-1
Interpreting POST Results on page 3-5
Maintaining the SilkWorm 3800 on page 3-6
The switch runs POST (power-on self-test) by default each time it is powered on, reset
or rebooted, and requires a minimum of three minutes to boot and complete POST after
it is powered on.
Removing all power from the switch triggers a system reset. All devices are returned
to their initial state the next time the switch is powered on.
Green
Orange (may be referred to as "amber" in other documentation)
Yellow (appears when both green and orange LED elements are lit)
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