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Table 9. Port and routing blade LED descriptions (continued)
LED purpose Color Status Recommended Action
GbE Port Status (FX8-24) - both
GbE and 10 GbE ports
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.
Steady green Port is online but has no
traffic.
No action required.
Slow-flashing green (on 1
second, then off 1 second)
Beacon. Used to identify
specific ports.
No action required.
Flickering green Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
No action required.
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4 second)
Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset
the switch from the
workstation.
10GbE Port Status (FCOE10-24) No light (LED is off) Port is offline. Verify that the power LED is
on, check the transceiver and
cable.
Steady green Port is online but has no
traffic.
No action required.
Flickering green Port is online, with traffic
flowing through port.
No action required.
Steady amber Port is receiving light but it is
not online yet.
Reset the port by doing a
shutdown and no shutdown
sequence from a cmsh session.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds, then off 2 seconds)
Port is disabled. Enable the port by using the
no shutdown command from a
cmsh session.
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4
second, then off 1/4 second)
Transceiver or port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset
the port by doing a shutdown
and no shutdown sequence
from a cmsh session.
For more information on the CEE Management Shell (cmsh), see the Fabric OS
Command Reference Manual or the Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference.
Control processor blade (CP8) status
To determine the status of a CP blade:
1. Check the LED indicators on the CP blade (see Figure 26 on page 54). The LED
patterns may temporarily change during POST and other diagnostic tests. For
information about how to interpret the LED patterns, see Table 10 on page 54.
2. Check port blade status by typing slotShow and haShow.
Figure 26 on page 54 identifies the control processor blade (CP8).
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