Idrac Direct Led Indicator Codes; Nic Indicator Codes - Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 Installation And Service Manual

Table 9. System health and system ID indicator codes (continued)
System health and system ID
indicator code
Solid amber
Blinking amber

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes

The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet.
The following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 10. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Solid green for two
seconds
Flashing green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds)
Powers off

NIC indicator codes

Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED
indicator indicates if data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 81. NIC indicator codes
1. Link LED indicator
2. Activity LED indicator
Table 11. NIC indicator codes
Status
Link and activity indicators are off.
Link indicator is green, and activity indicator is blinking
green.
Link indicator is amber, and activity indicator is blinking
green.
84 System diagnostics and indicator codes
Condition
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting
help section.
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log for
specific error messages. For information about the event and error messages
generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go to
qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up.
Condition
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
Condition
The NIC is not connected to the network.
The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed,
and data is being sent or received.
The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum
port speed, and data is being sent or received.