Determining the status of a fan, Table 13, Table 14 – Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual User Manual

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Determining the status of a fan

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For absent or faulty indications, if the power supply is not improperly seated, contact the Brocade
VDX 8770-4 supplier to order replacement parts. You may also want to do this if the indication is
predicting failure.

Table 14

describes the power supply LED patterns and the recommended actions for those

patterns.

Determining the status of a fan

Complete the following steps to determine the status of a fan.

1. Check the LED indicators on the fan (refer to

Figure 18

). The LED patterns may temporarily

change during POST and other diagnostic tests; for information about how to interpret the LED
patterns, refer to

Table 16

. The Brocade VDX 8770-4 has up to two fans. Be sure to check each

module.

2. Check the fan status using the show environment fan {rbridge-id rbridge-id | all} command.

TABLE 13

Output for show environment power command

Output

Explanation

OK

Power supply is functioning correctly.

absent

Power supply is not present. Could also be
improperly seated.

unknown

Unknown power supply unit installed.

predicting failure

Power supply is present but predicting failure.

faulty

Power supply is present but faulty (no power cable,
power switch turned off, fuse blown, or other
internal error). Could also be improperly seated.

TABLE 14

Power supply LED descriptions

LED purpose

Color

Status

Recommended action

AC OK

No light
(LED is off)

Power supply does not have
incoming AC power.

If using AC power, ensure that the
power supply is firmly seated, the
AC power source is live, and the
power cable is connected.

Steady green

Power supply has incoming AC
power.

No action required.

DC OK

No light
(LED is off)

The DC output is not in the
acceptable range.

Ensure that the power supply is
firmly seated.

Steady green

The DC output is in the
acceptable range.

No action required.

ALM

No light
(LED is off)

The power supply has not failed.

No action required.

Steady amber

The power supply has failed.

Replace the power supply.

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