Maintenance and Diagnostic Tests
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The following table describes the switch status LED on the fan side of the
switch.
Color of LED
Status of Hardware
No light
Either the switch is off, or boot
is not complete, or boot has
failed.
Steady green
Switch is on and all ports are
ready for use.
Steady yellow
One or more ports are not ready
for use. Switch may be booting
or disabled, or one or more
ports may be faulty.
Slow-flashing
One or more ports are faulty.
yellow
Neither the FC Entry Switch 8B nor FC Switch 8B requires any regular
physical maintenance and is designed to minimize the chance of failure.
Diagnostic tests are provided to help troubleshoot the hardware and the
firmware. The diagnostic tests provided on the switch include tests of
internal connections and circuitry, fixed media, and any SFP modules and
fiber optic cables in use. The tests are implemented by command, either
through a telnet session or through a terminal set up for a serial connection
to the switch. Some tests require the ports to be connected by external
Recommended Action
Verify that the switch
is on and boot has had
time to complete. If
there is still no light,
contact HP support.
No action required.
Verify that the switch
has completed
booting and is not
disabled. If the light
is still yellow, check
the port status LEDs.
Check the port status
LEDs. Also, any
errors are listed in the
error log. For more
information about the
error log, refer to the
Fabric OS
Procedures Guide.
Getting Started Guide
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