Brocade Communications Systems Extension Switch 7800 User Manual

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Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual

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Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

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FC Port
Status

No light

Indicates one of the following:

No signal or light carrier
(media or cable) detected.

Blade may be currently
initializing.

Connected device is
configured in an offline state.

Verify the power LED is on,
and check the SFP and cable.

Verify the blade is not
currently being initialized.

Verify the status of the
connected device.

Steady green

Port is online (connected to
external device) but has no traffic.

No action required.

Slow-flashing
green (on 1
second; then off 1
second)

Port is online but segmented
because of a loopback cable or
incompatible Extension Switch
connection.

Verify that the correct device is
attached to the switch.

Fast-flashing
green (on 1/4
second; then off
1/4 second)

Port is online and an internal
loopback diagnostic test is
running.

No action required.

Flickering green

Port is online and frames are
flowing through the port.

No action required.

Steady amber

Port is receiving light or signal
carrier, but it is not online yet.

No action required.

Slow-flashing
amber (on 2
seconds; then off
2 seconds)

Port is disabled because of
diagnostics or the portDisable
command.

Reset the port.
The portCfgPersistentDisable
command is persistent across
reboots.

Fast-flashing
amber (on 1/2
second; then off
1/2 second)

SFP or port is faulty.

Reset the port.
Replace the SFP. Must be a
Brocade-branded SFP.

GbE Optical/
Copper Port
Status

No light (LED is
off)

Port is offline.

Verify that the power LED is on,
check the transceiver and cable.

Steady green

Port is online but has no traffic.

No action required.

Flickering green

Port is online, with traffic flowing
through port.

No action required.

Steady amber

Port is faulty.

Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the workstation.

GbE Fixed
Copper Port
Status
2 LEDs per
port - one
green, one
amber

No lights (both
LEDs are off)

Port is offline.

Verify that the power LED is on,
check the transceiver and cable.

Steady green,
amber off

Port is online but has no traffic.

No action required.

Flickering green,
amber off

Port is online, with traffic flowing
through port.

No action required.

Green off,
steady amber

Port is faulty.

Reset the switch from the
workstation. If the fault persists,
use the other fixed copper port or
the optical/copper SFP ports or
return the switch for repair

TABLE 4

Port Side LED patterns during normal operation (Continued)

LED Name

LED Color

Status of Hardware

Recommended Action

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