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Table 9. Port and routing blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose Color Status Recommended Action
Status LED FCPort Status No light (LED is off) Blade is either healthy or does
not have power.
Verify that the power LED is
on.
Steady amber Blade is faulty. Ensure blade is firmly seated
and check the status with the
slotShow command.Blade may
not be compatible with other
blades in the chassis. See
“FCOE10-24 blade” on page
129 for limitations. If the LED
remains amber, contact IBM.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Blade is not seated correctly or
is faulty.
Pull blade out and reseat it. If
the LED continues to flash,
replace the blade.
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2 second)
Environmental range exceeded. Check for out-of-bounds
environmental condition and
correct it.
No light (LED is off) Port has no incoming power,
or there is no light or signal
carrier detected.
Verify that the power LED is
on, check the transceiver and
cable.
Polling is in progress. Allow 60 seconds for polling to
complete.
Connected device is configured
in an offline state.
Verify the status of the
connected device.
Steady green Port is online (connected to an
external device) but has no
traffic.
No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Port is online but segmented,
indicating a loopback plug or
cable or an incompatible
switch.
Verify that the correct device is
attached to the SAN384B.
Fast-flashing green (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4 second
Port is in internal loopback
(diagnostic).
No action required.
Flickering green Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
No action required.
Steady amber Port is receiving light or signal
carrier, but it is not online yet.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Port is disabled due to
diagnostic tests or portDisable
or portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second, then off 1/2 second)
Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the
workstation.
Alternating green/amber Port is bypassed Reset the port from the
workstation using the
portEnable or
portCfgPersistentEnable
command.
Green, amber, off (cycle is
about 1 second)
Beaconing initiated on the local
switch.
No action required. Beaconing
used to locate/identify port.
Amber, amber, pause (cycle is
about 1 second)
Beaconing initiated on the
HBA and reflected on the port.
No action required. Beaconing
used to locate/identify port.
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