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User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches
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Chapter 4      Monitoring
Check the Front Panel LEDs
Figure 4-2 LED Legend
Table 4-3 Port LED Colors in Legend
Port Mode Color Description
Status Off (dark) No link.
Solid green Link is up.
Blinking green During initial configuration or recovery, the port is the selected 
management port to which to connect the management station. 
Solid brown Port is administratively disabled.
Solid yellow Port is error disabled.
Blinking green 
and amber
Link is faulty.
Blinking amber Port has a Smartports configuration mismatch.
Solid amber Port is faulty or is disabled due to an error condition.