Brocade Communications Systems 5300 Hardware Installation Manual page 68

LED activity interpretation
TABLE 2 Port side LED patterns during normal operation (continued)
LED name
Ethernet Speed
Ethernet Link
Port Status
The following table describes the LEDs on the non-port side of the switch.
TABLE 3 Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation
LED name
Power Supply Status
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LED color
Flashing amber/green
No light
Steady green
No light
Steady amber
Flickering amber
No light
Slow flashing green (flashing in 2-
second intervals)
Fast flashing green (flashing in half-
second intervals)
Flickering green (steady with
random flashes)
Steady green
Slow flashing amber (flashing in 2-
second intervals)
Fast flashing amber (flashing in
half-second intervals)
Steady amber (for more than 5
seconds)
LED color
No light
Steady green
Status of hardware
This LED displays steady amber
during POST, this is normal and
does not indicate a fault.
Attention is required. A number of
variables can cause this status
including a single power supply
failure, a fan failure, or one or more
environmental ranges has
exceeded.
Port speed is 10 Mbps.
Port speed is 100 Mbps.
There is no link.
There is a link.
There is link activity (traffic).
No signal or light carrier (media or
cable) detected.
Port is online but segmented
because of a loopback cable or
incompatible switch connection.
Port is online and an internal
loopback diagnostic test is running.
Port is online and frames are
flowing through the port.
Port is online, but has no traffic.
Port is disabled (because of
diagnostics or the portDisable
command).
Port is faulty.
Port is receiving light or signal
carrier at 4 Gbps; but is not yet
online.
Status of hardware
Power supply is not receiving power
or is off.
Power supply is operating normally.
Recomended action
Reboot the system.
Check the failure indicated on the
system console.
Contact your switch service
provider.
Check the management interface
and the error log for details on the
cause of status.
Contact your switch service
provider.
No action required.
No action required.
Verify the Ethernet cable is
connected correctly.
No action required.
No action required.
Check transceiver and cable.
No action required.
No action required.
No action required.
No action required.
Verify the diagnostic tests are not
running. Re-enable the port using
the portEnable command.
Check the management interface
and the error log for details on the
cause of status.
Contact your switch service
provider.
No action required.
Recomended action
Verify the power supply is on and
seated and the power cord is
connected to a functioning power
source.
No action required.
Brocade 5300 Hardware Installation Guide
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