System Leds - Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24LC User Manual

Chapter 4 Monitoring

System LEDs

Table 4-1 System LEDs
SYSTEM
The status of the switch (system).
ALERT
The presence of a switch problem.
When the switch detects a problem on one or more ports, the Alert LED turns amber.
Move the pointer over the Alert LED to display a description of the most recent problem
detected, the port on which the problem exists, and the time that it was detected. The Alert
LED stays amber until the Alert Log is cleared. The link to the Alert Log provides more
details about the problem. For more information about the Alert Log, see the
Alert Log" section on page
PoE
The status of PoE being provided to the ports.
RPS
The status of the redundant power supply (RPS) if one is connected to the switch.
SETUP The configuration mode in which the switch is operating.
The SETUP button on the Front Panel view is not active.
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The Front Panel view is a graphical display of the switch front panel. The system
LEDs (Table 4-1) and port LEDs
physical switch match. You can use the device manager View list to change the
type of information displayed by the port LEDs.
The Front Panel view shows all the switch components color-coded according to
their status, and it is always visible during the device manager session. The colors
help you to quickly see if a fault or an error condition exists. A Legend describes
the meanings of the colors (see the
Move the pointer over a port to display the port number, description, status, speed,
duplex mode, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) status. The port speed and duplex
mode for a port only appear in the pop-up window when a device is connected to
the port. The PoE status is available only if the port is a PoE port.
The Uptime field shows how long the switch has been operating since it was last
powered on or was restarted. Status is automatically refreshed every 60 seconds
or when you click Refresh on the toolbar. The refresh counter shows the number
of seconds left before the next refresh cycle starts.
For the meanings of the system LED colors, see
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(Table 4-2) on the Front Panel view and on the
"Legend of LED Colors" section on page
Table
User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches
Check the Front Panel LEDs
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