Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-8 Hardware Reference Manual page 69

TABLE 4
LED purpose
FC Port Status
GbE Port Status
(FX8-24) - both
1 GbE and 10
GbE ports
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Determining the status of a port or application blade
Port and application blade LED descriptions (Continued)
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)
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.
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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 Brocade DCX
8510-8.
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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