53-1002177-19 Hardware Installation Guide
LED purpose
GbE and 10-GbE ports status LED description
The following table describes blade GbE and 10-GbE port status LED patterns and the recommended actions for those
patterns.
Table 15: 1-GbE and 10-GbE port status LED description
LED purpose
GbE Port Status both 1-GbE
and 10-GbE ports
Broadcom
Color
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
Color
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)
Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Installation Guide
Status
Port is disabled due
to diagnostic tests
or portDisable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Transceiver or port is faulty.
Port is bypassed.
Status
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.
Recommended action
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.
Recommended action
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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