HP StorageWorks 8/24 - SAN Switch Hardware Reference Manual page 52

LED name
LED color
Flashing amber/
green
No light
Ethernet
speed
Steady green
No light
Ethernet link Steady amber
Flashing amber/no
light
No light
Slow flashing
green (flashing in
2-second intervals)
Fast flashing
green (flashing
in half-second
intervals)
Flickering green
(steady with
random flashes)
Port status
Steady green
Slow flashing
amber (flashing in
2-second intervals)
Fast flashing
amber (flashing
in half-second
intervals)
Steady amber
(for more than 5
seconds)
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Operating the 8Gb SAN Switch
Status of hardware
Attention is required. A number
of variables can cause this
status, including a single power
supply failure, a fan failure,
or exceeding one or more
environmental ranges.
Port speed is 10 Mb/sec.
Port speed is 100 Mb/sec.
There is no link.
There is a link.
There is link activity (traffic).
No signal or light carrier
(media or cable) detected.
Port is online but segmented
because of a loopback
cable or incompatible switch
connection.
Port is online and an internal
loopback diagnostic test is
running.
Port is online and frames are
flowing through the port.
Port is online, but has no traffic.
Port is disabled (because
of diagnostics or the
portDisable command).
Port is faulty.
Port is receiving light or signal
carrier at 4 Gbps, but is not
yet online.
Recommended action
Check the management interface
and the error log for details on the
cause of the status. Contact your
switch service provider.
No action required.
No action required.
Verify that the Ethernet cable is
connected correctly.
No action required.
No action required.
Check transceiver and cable.
No action required.
No action required.
No action required.
No action required.
Verify that the diagnostic tests
are not running. Re-enable the
port using the portEnable
command.
Check the management interface
and the error log for details on
the cause of status. Contact your
switch service provider.
No action required.