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Out-of-Band Ethernet Management Port LEDs
Table 3-5 shows the LED definitions for the OOB Ethernet management
port.
System LEDs
The system LEDs, located on the back panel, provide information about the
power supplies, thermal conditions, and diagnostics.
Table 3-6 shows the System LED definitions for the PC8000-series switches.
Table 3-5. OOB Ethernet Management Port LED Definitions
LED Color Definition
Link LED Off There is no link.
Solid green The port is operating at 1000 Mbps.
Solid amber The port is operating at 10/100 Mbps.
Activity LED Off There is no current transmit/receive activity.
Blinking green The port is actively transmitting/receiving.
Table 3-6. System LED Definitions—PowerConnect 8000-Series Switches
LED Color Definition
Diag Flashing Green A diagnostics test is in progress.
Green The diagnostics test was successfully completed.
Red The diagnostics test failed.
Power Green Power Supply is operating correctly.
Red Power Supply has failed.
Fan Green Fans are operating correctly.
Red One or more fans have failed.
Temp Amber System temperature has exceeded threshold limit.
Stack Solid green The switch is in stacking master mode.
Solid amber The switch is in stacking slave mode.
Off The switch is in stand-alone mode.