Front Panel Components; Pwr Led; Console Port; Port Leds - Dell PowerConnect 5224 System User's Manual

Front-Panel Components
The front panel of the switch contains the console port, all of the Ethernet ports, and LEDs. As shown in the following figure, the switch has three system LEDs
and one LED for each port. The following sections describe the front panel in more detail.

PWR LED

The PWR (power) LED shows the general operating status of the system. Indicator states include:
Off — The unit is off with no power connections.
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Green — The unit's internal power supply is operating normally.
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Red — The unit's internal power supply has failed.
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RPS LED
The RPS LED shows the operating status of a connected redundant power unit. Indicator states include:
Off — The RPS is not connected.
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Green — The RPS is operating normally.
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Red — The RPS has failed.
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DIAG LED
The diagnostic (DIAG) LED shows the status of the system diagnostics during initialization. Indicator states include:
Blinking green — The system diagnostic test is in progress.
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Green — The system diagnostic test has completed successfully.
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Red — The system diagnostic test has detected a fault.
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Console Port

You can access the console interface from the RS-232 serial port or a Telnet connection. The console port uses a standard null-modem cable. For instructions
on configuring your switch using the console, see

Port LEDs

Two of the LEDs show the operating status of each Gigabit Ethernet port, and the other LED shows the operating status of each SFP transceiver slot. Details
of the LED indications are provided in each of the following sections.

Gigabit Ethernet Ports

Link Status and Activity (LINK/ACT)
Green — A 1000-megabits per second (Mbps) link is up and there is no activity.
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Blinking green — A 1000-Mbps link is up and there is activity.
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Orange — A 10/100-Mbps link is up and there is no activity.
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Blinking orange — A 10/100-Mbps link is up and there is activity.
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Flashing orange — The link is in the admin down state.
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Off — The link is down.
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Duplex Mode (FDX)
Green — A full-duplex link is up.
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Off — A half-duplex link is up.
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SFP Transceiver Ports
SFP Transceiver Status
Green — An SFP transceiver is correctly installed in the slot.
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Off — An SFP transceiver is not installed in the slot.
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