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Table 23 System status LED description 
LED mark  Status  Description 
SYS 
Steady green  The switch is operating correctly. 
Flashing green  The switch is performing power-on self test (POST). 
Steady red  The system has failed to pass POST or has problems such as fan failure.
Flashing red  Some ports have failed to pass POST. 
Off  The switch is powered off or has failed to start up. 
 
SFP+ port LED 
Each SFP+ port has a status LED to show port operating status and activities. 
Table 24 SFP+ port LED description 
LED status  Description 
Steady green 
A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed. The port has a link and is 
operating at 10 Gbps.  
Flashing green  The port is sending or receiving data at 10 Gbps.  
Steady yellow 
A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed. The port has a link and is 
operating at 1 Gbps.  
Flashing yellow  The port is sending or receiving data at 1 Gbps. 
Off  No transceiver module or cable has been installed or no link is present on the port. 
 
QSFP+ port LED 
Each QSFP+ port has a status LED to show port operating status and activities.  
Table 25 QSFP+ port LED description 
LED status  Description 
Steady green 
A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed. The port has a link 
and is operating at 40 Gbps.  
Flashing green  The port is sending or receiving data at 40 Gbps.  
Steady yellow 
A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed. The port has a link 
and is operating at 10 Gbps.  
Flashing yellow  The port is sending or receiving data at 10 Gbps. 
Off 
No transceiver module or cable has been installed or no link is present on the 
port. 
 
Management Ethernet port LEDs 
The HPE 5930-32 QSFP+/HPE 5930-32 QSFP+ TAA/HPE 5930-4Slot/HPE 5930-4Slot TAA 
switches provide a LINK LED and an ACT LED for the management Ethernet port.