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3 Interpreting LED Activity TABLE 2 Brocade 5000 LED Patterns During Normal Operation (Continued) LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action Port Status No light No signal or light carrier (media or cable) detected. Check transceiver and cable. Slow flashing green (flashing in two-second intervals) Port is online but segmented because of a loopback cable or incompatible switch connection. No action required. Fast flashing green (flashing in half-second intervals) Port is online and an internal loopback diagnostic test is running. No action required. Flickering green (steady with random flashes) Port is online and frames are flowing through the port. No action required. Steady green Port is online (connected to external device) but has no traffic. No action required. Slow flashing amber (flashing in two-second intervals) Port is disabled (because of diagnostics or the portDisable command). Verify that the diagnostic tests are not running. Enable the port using the portEnable command. Fast flashing amber (flashing in half-second intervals) Port is faulty. Check the management interface and the error log for details on the cause of status. Contact Technical Support if required. Steady amber (for more than five seconds) Port is receiving light or signal No action required. carrier at 4 Gbit/sec; but is not yet online. 18 Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000424-03

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Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-1000424-03
Interpreting LED Activity
3
Port Status
No light
No signal or light carrier
(media or cable) detected.
Check transceiver and cable.
Slow flashing
green (flashing
in two-second
intervals)
Port is online but segmented
because of a loopback cable
or incompatible switch
connection.
No action required.
Fast flashing
green (flashing
in half-second
intervals)
Port is online and an internal
loopback diagnostic test is
running.
No action required.
Flickering green
(steady with
random
flashes)
Port is online and frames are
flowing through the port.
No action required.
Steady green
Port is online (connected to
external device) but has no
traffic.
No action required.
Slow flashing
amber (flashing
in two-second
intervals)
Port is disabled (because of
diagnostics or the
portDisable
command).
Verify that the diagnostic tests
are not running. Enable the
port using the
portEnable
command.
Fast flashing
amber (flashing
in half-second
intervals)
Port is faulty.
Check the management
interface and the error log for
details on the cause of status.
Contact Technical Support if
required.
Steady amber
(for more than
five seconds)
Port is receiving light or signal
carrier at 4 Gbit/sec; but is not
yet online.
No action required.
TABLE 2
Brocade 5000 LED Patterns During Normal Operation
(Continued)
LED Name
LED Color
Status of Hardware
Recommended Action