IBM SAN42B-R - Port Side LED Patterns During Normal

2 - System power LED
3 - Ethernet Link LED
4 - Ethernet Status LED
5 - FC Port 0 Status LED
6 - FC Port 4 Status LED
7 - 40 GbE FCIP Port 0 Status LED
8 - 40 GbE FCIP Port 1 Status LED
9 - 1/10 GbE FCIP Port 4 Status LED
10 - 1/10 GbE FCIP Port 8 Status LED
Table 6 describes the port side LEDs and their behavior.
Table 6. Port side LED patterns during normal operation
LED name LED color Status of hardware Recommended action
Power status
(green)
No light System is off or there is an internal
power supply failure
Verify that system is powered on,
the power cables are attached, and
your power source is live.
If the system power LED is not
green, the unit may be faulty.
Contact IBM.
Steady green System is on and power supplies are
functioning properly
No action required.
System status No light System is off or there is no power. Verify the system is on and has
completed booting.
Steady green POST and initialization is completed.
System is on and functioning properly.
No action required.
Steady amber
(for more than
five seconds)
Note: It can
take over a
minute to
complete POST
System is going through the power-up
process.
No action required.
Steady amber
(for more than a
few minutes)
Unknown state, boot failed, or the
system is faulty.
Note: Once POST completes and the
switch has failed, steady amber may
result.
Complete the following steps.
1. Connect a serial cable to the system.
2. Reboot the system.
3. Check the failure indicated on the
system console.
4. Contact IBM.
Flashing
amber/green
Attention is required. A number of
variables can cause this status,
including a single power supply
failure, a fan failure, or one or more
environmental ranges has been
exceeded.
Check the management interface and
the error log for details on the cause of
the status.
Contact IBM.
Ethernet Link No light There is no link. Verify that the Ethernet cable is
connected correctly.
Steady green There is a link. No action required.
Ethernet
Status/Activity
No light There is no link activity. No action required.
Flashing green There is link activity (traffic). No action required.
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