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Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade 4 TABLE 4 Port, application, and encryption blade LED descriptions (Continued) LED purpose Color Status Recommended action FC Port Status No light (LED is off) Port has no incoming power, or Verify that the power LED is on, there is no light or signal carrier check the transceiver and detected. cable. Polling is in progress. Allow 60 seconds for polling to complete. Connected device is configured Verify the status of the in an offline state. connected device. Steady green Port is online (connected to an external device) but has no traffic. No action required. Slow-flashing green (on 1 Port is online but segmented, Verify that the correct device is second, then off 1 second) indicating a loopback plug or attached to the PowerConnect cable or an incompatible switch. B-DCX-4S. Fast-flashing green (on 1/4 second, then 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 it is not online yet. Reset the port from the workstation using the portEnable or portCfgPersistentEnable command. Slow-flashing amber (on 2 seconds, then off 2 seconds) Port is disabled due to diagnostic tests or portDisable or portCfgPersistentEnable command. Reset the port from the workstation using the portEnable or portCfgPersistentEnable command. Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2 second, then off 1/2 second) Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset the switch from the workstation. Alternating green/amber Port is bypassed. Reset the port from the workstation using the portEnable or portCfgPersistentEnable command. GbE Port Status (FX8-24) - both 1 GbE and 10 GbE ports No light (LED is off) Steady green Port has no incoming power, or Verify that the power LED is on, there is no light or signal carrier check the transceiver and detected. cable. Port is online but has no traffic. No action required. Slow-flashing green (on 1 Beacon. Used to identify second, then off 1 second) specific ports. No action required. Flickering green Port is online, with traffic flowing through port. No action required. Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4 second, then off 1/4 second) Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset the switch from the workstation. PowerConnect B-DCX4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 35 53-1001808-01

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PowerConnect B-DCX4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade
4
FC Port Status
No light (LED is off)
Port has no incoming power, or
there is no light or signal carrier
detected.
Verify that the power LED is on,
check the transceiver and
cable.
Polling is in progress.
Allow 60 seconds for polling to
complete.
Connected device is configured
in an offline state.
Verify the status of the
connected device.
Steady green
Port is online (connected to an
external device) but has no
traffic.
No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Port is online but segmented,
indicating a loopback plug or
cable or an incompatible switch.
Verify that the correct device is
attached to the PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S.
Fast-flashing green (on
1/4 second, then 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 it is not online yet.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable
or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2
seconds)
Port is disabled due to
diagnostic tests or
portDisable
or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable
or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Fast-flashing amber
(on 1/2 second, then
off 1/2 second)
Transceiver or port is faulty.
Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the workstation.
Alternating green/amber
Port is bypassed.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable
or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
GbE Port Status
(FX8-24) - both
1 GbE and 10
GbE ports
No light (LED is off)
Port has no incoming power, or
there is no light or signal carrier
detected.
Verify that the power LED is on,
check the transceiver and
cable.
Steady green
Port is online but has no traffic.
No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Beacon. Used to identify
specific ports.
No action required.
Flickering green
Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
No action required.
Fast-flashing amber
(on 1/4 second, then
off 1/4 second)
Transceiver or port is faulty.
Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the workstation.
TABLE 4
Port, application, and encryption blade LED descriptions (Continued)
LED purpose
Color
Status
Recommended action