Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 53)

Port and application blade LED descriptions (Continued) TABLE 4
LED purpose Color Status Recommended action
Fast-flashing amber (on
1/2 second, then off 1/2
second) Environmental range
exceeded. Check for out-of-bounds
environmental condition
and correct it.
FC Port Status No light (LED is off) Port has no incoming
power, or there is no light
or signal carrier detected. Verify that the power LED
is on, check the
transceiver and cable.
Polling is in progress. Allow 60 seconds for
polling to complete.
Connected device is
configured in an offline
state. Verify the status of the
connected device.
Steady green Port is online (connected
to an external device) but
has no traffic. No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second) Port is online but
segmented, indicating a
loopback plug or cable or
an incompatible switch. Verify that the correct
device is attached to the
Brocade DCX 8510-4.
Fast-flashing green (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4
second) Port is in internal loopback
(diagnostic). No action required.
Flickering green Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port. No action required.
Steady amber Port is receiving light or
signal carrier, but it is not
online yet. Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2
seconds) Port is disabled due to
diagnostic tests or
portDisable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command. Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Fast-flashing amber (on
1/2 second, then off 1/2
second) Transceiver or port is
faulty. Change the transceiver or
reset the switch from the
workstation.
Alternating green/amber Port is bypassed. Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
GbE Port Status (FX8-24)
- both 1-GbE and 10-GbE
ports No light (LED is off) Port has no incoming
power, or there is no light
or signal carrier detected. Verify that the power LED
is on, check the
transceiver and cable.
Monitoring System Components
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