LED responses at startup
Network connection LEDs
About this section
This section describes the LED responses for the network connections supported by your F800 series filer. For each of the following types of network connections, the location of the LEDs is identified and the LED functionality is described:
Onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port
Location of LEDs
The onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port has two LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs for the onboard 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port.
LEDs
|
State of illumination
|
Indicates...
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|---|
Green
|
On
|
Valid network connection.
|
Off
|
No Ethernet connection is present.
|
Amber
|
On
|
Transmitting and receiving data.
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Off
|
Idle.
|
Single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet NIC has one port and two LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet NIC.
LEDs
|
State of illumination
|
Indicates...
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|---|
ACT/LNK
|
On
|
Valid network connection. For some devices, the LED can take several seconds to light up.
|
Off
|
One of three scenarios:
- Idle.
- There is no power.
- Faulty cable connection.
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Flashing
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Transmitting and receiving data.
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100
|
On
|
Operating at 100 Mbps.
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Off
|
Operating at 10 Mbps.
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Quad-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The quad-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet NIC has four ports for four channels, with the top port assigned to the first channel. Each port has a corresponding pair of green and red LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the function of the LEDs.
LEDs
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State of illumination
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Indicates...
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|---|
Green
|
On Solid
|
Link is up.
|
On Flashing
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Network activity.
|
Off
|
Cabling problems.
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Red
|
On
|
Operating at 100 Mbps.
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Off
|
Operating at 10 Mbps.
|
Single-port 100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The 100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC has one port and four LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the 100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC.
LEDs
|
State
|
Indicates...
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|---|
Top (not labeled)
|
|
Not used.
|
LNK
|
On
|
Valid network connection. For some devices, the LED can take several seconds to light up.
|
Off
|
Link to network is not present.
|
ACT
|
On
|
Sending or receiving data.
|
Off
|
Idle.
|
Bottom (not labeled)
|
Amber
|
Operating at 1000 Mbps.
|
Green
|
Operating at 100 Mbps.
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Single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC has one port and two LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the single-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC.
LED type
|
Status indicator
|
Description
|
|---|
ACT/LNK
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Green
|
A valid network connection is established.
|
Blinking green
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
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Off
|
There is no network connection present.
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10=OFF
100=GRN
1000=YLW
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Off
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Data transmits at 10 Mbps.
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Green
|
Data transmits at 100 Mbps.
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Yellow
|
Data transmits at 1000 Mbps.
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Dual-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The dual-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC has two ports and four LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table explains what the LEDs on your dual-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC mean.
LED type
|
Status indicator
|
Description
|
|---|
ACT/LNK
|
Green
|
A valid network connection is established.
|
Blinking green
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
|
Off
|
There is no network connection present.
|
10=OFF
100=GRN
1000=YLW
|
Off
|
Data transmits at 10 Mbps.
|
Green
|
Data transmits at 100 Mbps.
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Orange
|
Data transmits at 1000 Mbps.
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Single-port 1000Base-SX fiber (controller III) NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The 1000Base-SX fiber NIC has one port and four LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Note
The F800 series filers use only the TX, RX, and LINK LEDs.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the 1000Base-SX fiber NIC.
LED
|
State
|
Indicates...
|
|---|
TX
|
On
|
Transmitting data.
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Off
|
Idle.
|
RX
|
On
|
Receiving data.
|
Off
|
Idle.
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LINK
|
On
|
Valid network connection.
|
Off
|
Connections need to be checked.
|
Single-port 1000Base-SX (controller IV) NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The single-port 1000Base-SX NIC has one port and two used LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the single-port 1000Base-SX NIC.
LED type
|
Status indicator
|
Description
|
|---|
LNK
|
On
|
A valid network connection is established.
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Off
|
There is no network connection present.
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ACT
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On
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
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Off
|
There is no network activity present.
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Dual-port 1000Base-SX fiber NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
The dual-port 1000Base-SX fiber NIC has two ports and two LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the dual-port 1000Base-SX fiber NIC.
LED type
|
Status indicator
|
Description
|
|---|
ACT/LNK
|
Green
|
A valid network connection is established.
|
Blinking green
|
Data is being transmitted across the network.
|
Off
|
There is no network connection present.
|
FDDI NIC LEDs
Number of LEDs
The FDDI NICs supported by the F840 have either one or two bi-color LEDs. The number of LEDs on the NIC depends on the type of FDDI NIC used.
Type of FDDI NIC used
|
Number of LEDs
|
LED identification
|
|---|
Single-attached FDDI-TP with an RJ-45 port
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1
|
PHY
|
Single-attached FDDI-fiber with a duplex SC port
|
1
|
PHY
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Dual-attached FDDI-fiber with two duplex SC ports and one RJ12 port
|
2
|
A and B
|
Location of LEDs
The ports on a single-attached FDDI-TP NIC and a dual-attached FDDI-fiber NIC are shown in the following illustration.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on a FDDI NIC.
LED
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State
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Indicates...
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|---|
PHY or A
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Flashes green
|
One of two scenarios:
- Three flashes at startup indicate that the network connection is in progress.
- Continued flashing indicates that there is no cable attached.
|
Green
|
Transmitting data.
|
Flashes amber
|
Illegal network topology.
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Amber
|
One of two scenarios:
- If on before the filer boots the operating system, there is a self-test failure.
- If on after the filer boots the operating system, there is a port or connection failure.
|
Alternates green and amber
|
One of three scenarios:
- In standby mode, if the NIC has two duplex SC ports and one RJ12 port and is connected to a concentrator.
- A disabled port.
- Adapter failure.
|
B
|
Flashes green
|
One of two scenarios:
- Three flashes at startup indicate that the network connection is in progress.
- Continued flashing indicates that there is no cable attached.
|
Green
|
Transmitting data.
|
Flashes amber
|
Illegal network topology.
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Amber
|
One of two scenarios:
- If on before the filer boots the operating system, there is a self-test failure.
- If on after the filer boots the operating system, there is a port or connection failure.
|
ATM NIC LEDs
Location of LEDs
All ATM NICs have one port and two LEDs. The Transmit LED is located above the port and the Receive LED is located below the port.
The following illustration shows an ATM fiber NIC and an ATM UTP NIC.
Description of LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the ATM NICs.
LEDs
|
State
|
Indicates...
|
|---|
T
|
Green
|
Transmitting data.
|
Off
|
Idle.
|
Amber
|
SONET alarm condition declared because of trouble with the receiving device.
|
R
|
Green
|
Receiving data.
|
On
|
Idle.
|
Red
|
No carrier available.
|
Amber
|
No carrier available (OC12 only).
|
Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA LEDs
Location of LEDs
The dual-port Fibre Channel HBA can be used in two modes: Initiator and Target. The LEDs on both cards are the same color and in the same location, but the Status and Activity indications are different.
The following illustration shows the LED locations for a dual-port Fibre Channel HBA in Initiator mode.
Description of initiator-mode LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the dual-port Fibre Channel HBA in Initiator mode.
Green
|
Amber
|
Indicates...
|
|---|
On
|
On
|
Power on
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Off
|
Flashing
|
Loss of synch
|
Off
|
On
|
Signal acquired
|
On
|
Off
|
Ready
|
Flashing
|
Flashing
|
Adapter firmware error
|
Location of Target-mode LEDs
The following illustration shows the LED locations for a dual-port Fibre Channel HBA in Target mode.
Description of Target mode LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs on the dual-port Fibre Channel HBA in Target mode.
Green
|
Amber
|
Indicates...
|
|---|
On
|
On
|
Power on
|
Off
|
Flashing
|
Loss of synch
|
Off
|
On
|
Signal acquired
|
On
|
Off
|
Online
|
Flashing
|
Flashing
|
Adapter firmware error
|
DAFS adapter LEDs
Location of DAFS adapter LEDs
The following illustration shows the LED locations for a DAFS network adapter.
Description of DAFS adapter LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs for a DAFS network adapter.
Green
|
Amber
|
Indicates...
|
|---|
On
|
Off
|
Link
|
Off
|
Off
|
No link
|
Flashing
|
Off
|
HBA asserted/panicked
|
On
|
Flashing or On
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HBA transmitting/receiving data
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