HPE 5900 series

Table 15: 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.
O The switch is powered o or has failed to start up.
SFP+ port LED
Each SFP+ port has a status LED to show port operating status and activities.
Table 16: SFP+ port LED description
LED Mark Status Description
Ethernet
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.
O
No transceiver module or cable has been installed or no link is
present on the port.
Flashing yellow The port is sending or receiving data at 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps.
O
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 17: 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.
O No transceiver module or cable has been installed or no link is present on the port.
68 Ports and LEDs