Brocade Communications Systems DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Manual page 71

TABLE 6 Port and application blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose
Status LED
FC Port Status
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Color
No light (LED is off)
No light (LED is off)
Steady amber
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2 second)
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
Green, amber, off (cycle is about
1 second)
Amber, amber, pause (cycle is
about 1 second)
Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade
Status
Blade is not powered on.
Blade is either healthy or does
not have power.
Blade is faulty.
Blade is not seated correctly or is
faulty.
Environmental range exceeded.
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.
Beaconing initiated on the local
switch.
Beaconing initiated on the HBA
and reflected on the port.
Recommended action
Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated and either the
thumbscrew is fully engaged or
the slider is pushed up and the
ejectors are fully engaged.
Verify that the power LED is on.
Ensure that the blade is firmly
seated and check the status by
entering the slotShow command.
If LED remains amber, consult
the Brocade DCX supplier.
Pull the blade out and reseat it. If
LED continues to flash, replace
the blade.
Check for out-of-bounds
environmental condition and
correct it.
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 Brocade DCX.
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.
No action required. Beaconing
used to locate/identify port.
No action required. Beaconing
used to locate/identify port.
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