IBM Midrange System DS4000 Series

48 IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide
There are three different HIC cards available. The following figures illustrate the LEDs and
their usage for each host port:
򐂰 Figure 3-22 describes the LEDs for a 4 GBps FC HIC.
򐂰 Figure 3-23 describes the LEDs for a 8 Gbps HIC.
򐂰 Figure 3-24 on page 49 describes the LEDs for a iSCSI HIC.
Figure 3-22 4 Gbps HIC faceplate design
Figure 3-23 8 Gbps faceplate design
Ch 1 Ch 2
Ch 1Ch 2
Ch 3 Ch 4
Ch 3Ch 4
2
4
1 2
4
1
2
4
1
2
4
1
LED on, only = 1 Gbps link speed
LED on, only = 2 Gbps link speed
Both LEDs on = 4 Gbps link speed
Ch 1 Ch 2
Ch 1Ch 2
Ch 3 Ch 4
Ch 3Ch 4
4
8
2 4
8
2
4
8
2
4
8
2
LED on, only = 2 Gbps link speed
LED on, only = 4 Gbps link speed
Both LEDs on = 8 Gbps link speed