Standard Operating States Of The Status And Alarm Leds; Standard Operating States Of The Power Supply Leds; Led Alert Conditions; Defining Custom Alerts - F5 3900 Manual

Action
Solid
Blinking
Intermittent

Standard operating states of the status and alarm LEDs

When the unit is in a standard operating state, the status and alarm LEDs behave in a defined manner.
System State
Active mode
Standby mode
Power standby mode
Powered off

Standard operating states of the power supply LEDs

When the unit is in a standard operating state, the power supply LEDs behave in a defined manner.
Power Supply
Power 1
Power 2

LED alert conditions

When there is an alert condition on the unit, the alarm LED behaves in a specific manner.
Action
System situation
Emergency
Alert or Critical
Error

Defining custom alerts

The /etc/alertd/alert.conf and the /config/user_alert.conf files on the BIG-IP system define alerts
that cause the indicators to change. The /etc/alertd/alert.conf file defines standard system alerts, and the
/config/user_alert.conf file defines custom settings. You should edit only the /config/user_alert.conf
file.
1. Open a command prompt on the BIG-IP system.
2. Type the following command:
10 | Platform Guide: 3900
Description
LED is lit and does not blink.
LED turns on and off at a regular frequency.
LED turns on and off with an irregular frequency and may sometimes appear
solid.
Description
Unit is active in a redundant
system configuration.
Unit is on standby in a
redundant system
configuration.
Host subsystem is halted.
Unit is halted and powered
down.
Present and normal
green solid
green solid
Description
Alarm LED behavior
red blinking
red solid
yellow blinking
Status LED
green solid
yellow solid
green solid
off/none
Present and failure
yellow solid
yellow solid
Alarm LED
off/none
yellow solid
red solid
off/none
Not present
off/none
off/none