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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1      Overview
Front-Panel Description
RPS LED
The RPS LED shows the RPS status. Table 1-4 lists the LED colors and meanings.
For more information about the Cisco RPS 300, refer to the Cisco RPS 300 
Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide.
Port Mode and Port Status LEDs
Each port has a port status LED, also called a port LED. These LEDs, as a group 
or individually, display information about the switch and the individual ports. The 
port modes (see Table 1-5) determine the type of information displayed.
Table 1-4 RPS LED
Color RPS Status
Off RPS is off or is not installed.
Solid green RPS is connected and ready to provide back-up power.
Flashing green RPS is connected but is unavailable because it is providing 
power to another device (redundancy has been allocated to a 
neighboring device).
Solid amber RPS is in standby mode or in a fault condition. Press the 
Standby/Active button on the RPS, and the LED should turn 
green. If it does not, the RPS fan could have failed. Contact 
Cisco Systems.
Flashing amber The internal power supply in a switch has failed, and the RPS 
is providing power to the switch (redundancy has been 
allocated to this device).