Connectors And Leds - IBM Flex System FC3171 Product Manual

The adapters are installed in slots in each compute node. The following figure shows the locations of the
slots in the x240 Compute Node. The positions of the adapters in the other supported servers are similar.
Figure 4. Location of the I/O adapter slots in the IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node

Connectors and LEDs

Figure 5 shows the front panel of the IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru.
Figure 5. Front panel of the IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru
The front panel contains the following components:
LEDs that display the status of the switch module and the fabric:
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OK LED indicates that the switch module has passed the power-on self-test (POST) with no
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critical faults and is operational.
Identify: This Blue LED can be used to identify the switch physically, by illuminating via the
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management software.
Error LED (switch module error) indicates that the switch module has failed the POST or detected
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an operational fault.
One mini-USB RS-232 console port that provides an additional means to configure the switch
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module. This mini-USB-style connector enables connection of a special serial cable. (The cable is
optional and it is not included with the switch; see the Part number information section for details).
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