TABLE 5-2
Amber
Green
Okay to
Power
Remove
LED state
LED state
Meaning
Off
Off
The slot is empty or the system
thinks that the slot is empty
because the system didn't detect
the card when it was inserted.
Blinking
Off
The card is coming up or going
down.
On
Off
The card is up and running.
Off
On
The card is powered off.
Blinking
On
The card is powered on, but it is
offline for some reason (for
example, a fault was detected on
the card).
On
On
The card is powered on and is in
use, but a fault has been
detected on the card.
CompactPCI Board LED States and Meanings on the System Status Panel
Action
If there is a card installed in this slot, then one of
the following components is faulty:
• the card installed in the slot
• the alarm card
• the system controller board
Remove and replace the failed component to clear
this state.
Do not remove the card in this state.
Do not remove the card in this state.
You can remove the card in this state.
Wait several seconds to see if the green Power LED
stops blinking. If it does not stop blinking after
several seconds, enter cfgadm and verify that the
card is in the unconfigured state, then perform
the necessary action, depending on the card:
• Alarm card—You can remove the alarm card in
this state.
• All other cards—Power off the slot through the
alarm card software, then remove the card.
Deactivate the card using one of the following
methods:
• Use the cfgadm -f -c unconfigure
command to deactivate the card. Note that in
some cases, this may cause the system to panic,
depending on the nature of the card hardware or
software.
• Halt the system and power off the slot through
the alarm card software, then remove the card.
The green Power LED will then give status
information:
• If the green Power LED goes off, then you can
remove the card.
• If the green Power LED remains on, then you
must halt the system and power off the slot
through the alarm card software.
Chapter 5 Hot Swap Software Commands
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