Table 7. Port, application, and encryption blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose
Blade status LED
FC port status
Color
No light (LED is off)
Steady amber
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2 second)
No light (LED is off)
Steady green
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Fast-flashing green (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4 second
Flickering green
Steady amber
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2 second)
Alternating green/amber
Status
Blade is either healthy or does
not have power.
Blade is faulty.
Blade is not seated correctly or
is faulty.
Environmental range exceeded. Check for out-of-bounds
Port has no incoming power,
or there is no light or signal
carrier detected.
Polling is in progress.
Connected device is configured
in an offline state.
Port is online (connected to an
external device) but has no
traffic.
Port is online but segmented,
indicating a loopback plug or
cable or an incompatible
switch.
Port is in internal loopback
(diagnostic).
Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
Port is receiving light or signal
carrier, but it is not online yet.
Port is disabled due to
diagnostic tests or portDisable
or portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Transceiver or port is faulty.
Port is bypassed
Chapter 4. Monitoring system components
Recommended action
Verify that the power LED is
on.
Ensure blade is firmly seated
and check status by entering
the slotShow command. If LED
remains amber, contact IBM.
Pull blade out and reseat it. If
the LED continues to flash,
replace the blade.
environmental condition and
correct it.
Verify that the power LED is
on, check the transceiver and
cable.
Allow 60 seconds for polling to
complete.
Verify the status of the
connected device.
No action required.
Verify that the correct device is
attached to the SAN768B-2.
No action required.
No action required.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the
workstation.
Reset port from workstation
using the portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
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