Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 8770-4 - Manual (Page 58)

38 Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual
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Determining the status of a line card
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Table 9 describes the line card LED indications and the recommended actions for those patterns.
TABLE 9 Line card LED descriptions
LED purpose Color Status Recommended action
Power LED No light (LED is off) Module is not powered on. Ensure that the module is firmly
seated and either the
thumbscrew is fully engaged or
the slider is pushed up and the
ejectors are fully engaged.
Steady green Module is powered on. No action required.
Status LED No light (LED is off) Module is healthy or is not
powered on. Verify that the power LED is on.
Steady amber Module is faulty. Ensure that the module is firmly
seated and check the status by
entering the show slot
command. If the LED remains
amber, consult the Brocade
switch supplier..
Slow flashing amber
(on 2 seconds, then off
2 seconds) Module is not seated correctly
or is faulty. Pull the module out and reseat
it. If the LED remains amber,
replace the module.
Fast flashing amber
(on 1/2 second, then
off 1/2 second) Environmental range exceeded. Check for the out-of-bounds
environmental condition and
correct it.
10 GbE Port
Status (48x10G
line card) or 1 GbE
Port Status
(48x1G line card) No light (LED is off) The port is disabled. Verify that the power LED is on,
check the transceiver and
cable.
Steady green The port is online but has no
traffic. No action required.
Flickering green The port is online with traffic
flowing through the port. No action required.
Steady amber The port is receiving light but it
is not online yet. Reset the port by issuing a
shutdown and no shutdown
sequence on the port.
Slow flashing amber
(on 2 seconds, then off
2 seconds) The port is disabled. Enable the port by issuing a no
shutdown command.
Fast flashing amber
(on 1/4 second, the
off 1/4 second) The transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset
the port by issuing a shutdown
and no shutdown sequence.
Slow flashing green
(on 2 seconds, then off
2 seconds) The port is online but
segmented (either a loopback
cable or incompatible switch
connection). Consult the Troubleshooting
section of the Network OS
Administrator’s Guide.
Medium flashing green
(on 1 seconds, then off
1 seconds) Beaconing (used to identify
specific ports). No action required.
Fast flashing green (on
1/2 second, the off
1/2 second) Internal loopback (diagnostic). In diagnostic mode. Will return
to regular mode when
diagnostic is finished.