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POST and boot specifications

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POST and boot specifications 3 TABLE 1 LED name Port side LED patterns during normal operation (Continued) LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Optical media port status (one bicolor LED for each FC port) Off No light or signal carrier on the media interface. Steady amber Receiving light or carrier, but not online. Slow blinking amber Disabled (by diagnostics or by (2 sec) portDisable command). Verify that the transceiver is installed correctly and that the cable is connected correctly. No action required. Verify that the diagnostic tests are not being run. Re-enable the port using the portEnable command. Fast blinking amber Port failure. (1/2 sec) Check the management interface and the error log for details on the cause of the failure. Contact Technical Support if necessary. Steady green Online. No action required. Slow blinking green Online but segmented (loopback No action required. (2 sec) cable or incompatible switch). Fast blinking green Internal loopback (diagnostic). (1/2 sec) No action required. Flickering green Online, frames flowing through No action required. port. Table 2 describes the LEDs on the nonport side of the switch. TABLE 2 Nonport side LED patterns during normal operation LED name LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Power supply and fan assembly status (green) No light Steady green Flashing green Power supply and fan assembly is not receiving power or is off. Verify the power supply and fan assembly is on and seated and the power cord is connected to a functioning power source. Power supply and fan assembly No action required. is operating normally. Power supply and fan assembly is faulty. Note: When the switch is first powered on the power supply and fan assembly status LED will show flashing green until POST has completed. Check the power cable connection. Verify that the power supply and fan assembly is powered on. Replace the power supply and fan assembly FRU. POST and boot specifications When the switch is turned on or rebooted, the switch performs power-on self-test (POST). Total boot time with POST can be several minutes. POST can be omitted after subsequent reboots by using the fastboot command or entering the diagDisablePost command to persistently disable POST. For more information about these commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual 21 53-1002449-01

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Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual
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53-1002449-01
POST and boot specifications
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Table 2
describes the LEDs on the nonport side of the switch.
POST and boot specifications
When the switch is turned on or rebooted, the switch performs power-on self-test (POST). Total boot
time with POST can be several minutes. POST can be omitted after subsequent reboots by using
the
fastboot
command or entering the
diagDisablePost
command to persistently disable POST.
For more information about these commands, refer to the
Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
.
Optical media
port status
(one bicolor
LED for each
FC port)
Off
No light or signal carrier on the
media interface.
Verify that the transceiver is installed
correctly and that the cable is
connected correctly.
Steady amber
Receiving light or carrier, but not
online.
No action required.
Slow blinking amber
(2 sec)
Disabled (by diagnostics or by
portDisable
command).
Verify that the diagnostic tests are not
being run. Re-enable the port using the
portEnable
command.
Fast blinking amber
(1/2 sec)
Port failure.
Check the management interface and
the error log for details on the cause of
the failure. Contact Technical Support
if necessary.
Steady green
Online.
No action required.
Slow blinking green
(2 sec)
Online but segmented (loopback
cable or incompatible switch).
No action required.
Fast blinking green
(1/2 sec)
Internal loopback (diagnostic).
No action required.
Flickering green
Online, frames flowing through
port.
No action required.
TABLE 2
Nonport side LED patterns during normal operation
LED name
LED color
Status of hardware
Recommended action
Power supply
and fan
assembly
status (green)
No light
Power supply and fan assembly
is not receiving power or is off.
Verify the power supply and fan
assembly is on and seated and the
power cord is connected to a
functioning power source.
Steady green
Power supply and fan assembly
is operating normally.
No action required.
Flashing green
Power supply and fan assembly
is faulty.
Note:
When the switch is first
powered on the power supply
and fan assembly status LED will
show flashing green until POST
has completed.
Check the power cable connection.
Verify that the power supply and fan
assembly is powered on.
Replace the power supply and fan
assembly FRU.
TABLE 1
Port side LED patterns during normal operation
(Continued)
LED name
LED color
Status of hardware
Recommended action