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Table 16 Seven-segment LED description (1) 
LED 
Status 
Description 
System status LED 
(PWR/SYS) 
Seven-segment LED 
Unit 
Flashing green 
The LED displays numbers one by one. 
 
POST is running, and the 
LED displays the ongoing 
test item ID. 
Flashing red 
The LED displays flashing numbers. 
 
POST has failed, and the 
LED flashes the ID of the 
failed test item. 
Flashing green 
A bar rotates clockwise around the LED. 
 
Software is loading. 
Steady red 
The LED displays a flashing F character. 
 
The switch is experiencing 
a fan failure. 
Steady red 
The LED displays a flashing t character. 
 
The switch is in an 
over-temperature 
condition. 
Steady green 
The LED displays a capital C character. 
 
The switch is the 
command switch in a 
cluster. 
The LED displays an S character. 
 
The switch is a member 
switch in a cluster. 
The LED displays a lowercase c character.
 
The switch is a candidate 
switch for a cluster. 
The LED displays a number. 
 
The numbers that can be displayed vary 
depending on the switch software version.
The member ID of the 
switch in an Intelligent 
Resilient Framework (IRF).
The S5120-24P-EI and 
S5120-48P-EI do not 
support IRF. 
 
The seven-segment LED, the system status LED, and the port mode LED on the S5120-28C-PWR-EI or 
S5120-52C-PWR-EI that supports PoE can display the PoE power consumption percentage of the switch. 
For relevant information, see Table 17.