Viewing The Leds; Post Conditions And Results - Broadcom Emulex Installation Manual

Emulex Host Bus Adapters Installation Guide

2.4.1 Viewing the LEDs

You can view the yellow and green LEDs through openings in the HBA's mounting bracket. The yellow LED indicates port
activity or link speed, and the green LED indicates firmware operation. Each port has a corresponding set of yellow and
green LEDs.
Figure 7: Optical HBA LED Indicators

2.4.2 POST Conditions and Results

POST is the default mode of self-test for Emulex HBAs. No jumpers or connectors are necessary for this test to run. This
test performs a quick confidence level check of the HBA when it is powered on, and before it runs the operational software.
At a minimum, the following tests are performed by POST:
Flash boot image checksum test
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Internal ASIC RAM tests for proper ECC parity operation
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Loopback test
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