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Port LED Patterns, Table 11: Port LED Patterns During Normal Operation (Continued)

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Managing the SAN Switches Port LED Patterns Each port has two LEDs: a port speed and a port status indicator. Table 11 shows the LED location, color, and meaning for these port LEDs. Table 11: Port LED Patterns During Normal Operation LED Name, Location Port Status Below ports on left LED Color No light Status of Hardware No light or signal carrier (transceiver or cable) detected. Steady green Slow-flashing green (on 1 second, off 1 second) Fast-flashing green Port is online (connected to external device) but has no traffic. Port is online but segmented, indicating a loopback cable or incompatible switch. Port is in internal loopback (diagnostic). Recommended Action Check transceiver and cable. No action required. Verify that the correct device is connected to port and that the switch and port settings are correct. No action required. Port Status Below ports on left (on 1/4 second, off 1/4 second) Flickering green Steady amber Slow-flashing amber (on 1 second, off 1 second) Port is online with traffic flowing through port. Port is receiving light or signal carrier, but is not yet online. Port is disabled as the result of diagnostics or portDisable command. If all ports are slow-flashing amber, the switch could be disabled. No action required. No action required. Enable the port: use the portEnable command; refer to HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Reference for more information. If all ports are slow-flashing amber, enable the switch (switchEnable command). SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V and 2/16N Installation Guide 63

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Managing the SAN Switches
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SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V and 2/16N Installation Guide
Port LED Patterns
Each port has two LEDs: a port speed and a port status indicator.
Table 11
shows
the LED location, color, and meaning for these port LEDs.
Table 11:
Port LED Patterns During Normal Operation
LED Name,
Location
LED Color
Status of Hardware
Recommended Action
Port Status
Below ports
on left
No light
No light or signal carrier
(transceiver or cable)
detected.
Check transceiver and cable.
Steady green
Port is online (connected
to external device) but has
no traffic.
No action required.
Slow-flashing
green
(on 1
second, off 1
second)
Port is online but
segmented, indicating a
loopback cable or
incompatible switch.
Verify that the correct device
is connected to port and that
the switch and port settings
are correct.
Fast-flashing
green
(on 1/4
second, 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 is not yet
online.
No action required.
Port Status
Below ports
on left
Slow-flashing
amber
(on 1
second, off 1
second)
Port is disabled as the
result of diagnostics or
portDisable
command.
If all ports are
slow-flashing amber, the
switch could be disabled.
Enable the port: use the
portEnable
command; refer
to
HP StorageWorks Fabric
OS Reference
for more
information.
If all ports are slow-flashing
amber, enable the switch
(
switchEnable
command).