
Overview 1-9
LEDs and Modes
Port Status Mode
This is the factory default mode. The colors of the LEDs above the ports show the status of
the corresponding ports (Table 1-6).
Note The LEDs are solid amber for approximately 30 seconds after power up during
spanning-tree discovery.
Bandwidth Utilization Mode
In the UTL mode, the port LEDs as a group show the switch bandwidth being used at any
one time (see Figure 1-4 and Figure 1-5). The more LEDs that are lit, the higher the
bandwidth being used. The peak utilization is recorded in the bandwidth-capture interval,
described in the “Bandwidth Usage Report” section on page 4-81.
Table 1-6 Port Status Mode LED Description
Color Port Status
Off No link.
Solid green Link operational (with no link activity).
Flashing green Link operational (with activity).
Alternating green
and amber
Link fault. Error frames can affect connectivity. Excessive collisions
and cyclic redundancy check (CRC), alignment, and jabber errors are
monitored for a link-fault indication.
Solid amber Port is not forwarding. This could be because the port was disabled by
management, suspended because of an address violation, or suspended
by Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) because of network loops.
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