Fibre Channel port indicators

The system supports dual-port and quad-port fibre channel adapters and the status is shown by the indicators.

Figure 1. Fibre Channel ports and indicators
Fibre Channel ports and indicators
  •  1  Fibre Channel port (4-port card)
  •  2  Link-state LED (one for each port)
  •  3  Speed-state LED (one for each port)
The following table lists the possible link status values for the Fibre Channel LEDs.
Table 1. Link status values for Fibre Channel adapter LEDs
Green LED Amber LED Meaning
Off Off One of the following situations is in effect:
  • The port is not configured.
  • The port is not active.
Off On The port is configured, but the link is not detected at the transport layer. This situation is the result of the port not being connected or of a failed link negotiation with the switch.
On Off The link is up and running at the expected port speed. This display does not imply logical connectivity, that is completion of FLOGI or FIP.
On On The link is up but running at a degraded speed.