Chassis Components
This section describes the different components of the chassis.
Front View
The following figure shows the front view of a Cisco MDS 9396T Switch:
1 |
Serial console port |
5 |
USB port |
2 |
System status LED |
6 |
Ethernet management ports (2) |
3 |
Power supply status LED |
7 |
Base Fibre Channel ports |
4 |
Fan status LED |
8 |
Airflow Grill |
1 |
LEM slot 1 |
3 |
LEM slot 3 |
2 |
LEM slot 2 |
Rear View
The following figure shows the rear view of a Cisco MDS 9396T Switch:
1 |
Power supply unit fan |
5 |
Power supply units (2) |
2 |
Power supply unit handle |
6 |
Chassis fan modules (2) |
3 |
Power receptacle |
7 |
Fan module locking screw |
4 |
Power supply unit locking latch |
1 |
Power supply unit slot 1 |
3 |
Chassis fan module slot 2 |
2 |
Chassis fan module slot 1 |
4 |
Power supply unit slot 2 |
Grounding Point
The rear of the Cisco MDS 9396T switch also contains the grounding point which is located under a label.
1 |
Grounding point |
3 |
Port side of the switch |
2 |
Rack mount holes |
Switch LEDs
The following table describes the chassis activity LEDs for a Cisco MDS 9396T switch:
Indicator |
Location |
Function |
Color |
Status |
State |
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Power LED |
Front panel of chassis |
Chassis power/Health |
Off |
Off |
Either of the following conditions exists:
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Green |
Solid On |
Both PSUs are installed and operating |
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Red |
Solid On |
Either of the following conditions exists:
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Status LED |
Front panel of chassis |
System Status |
Green |
Solid On |
All diagnostics have passed, Cisco NX-OS is running and the system is operational. |
Orange |
Solid On |
Any of the following conditions exists:
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Red |
Blinking |
Mismatched airflow direction observed in one of the following modules:
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Solid On |
One of the following conditions exists:
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Fan Status |
On the front panel |
Fan health |
Green |
Solid On |
Fan is operating normally |
Red |
Solid On |
Fan failure |
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Fan Status |
Faceplate of each fan module |
Fan tray health |
Green |
Solid on |
Fan module is operating normally. |
Red |
Solid on |
The fan in the fan module has failed. |
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PSU Status |
Faceplate of each PSU |
PSU input/output |
Green |
Off |
No input to the PSU. |
Solid on |
PSU output is OK. |
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Blinking |
PSU output is not OK, but input is OK. |
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PSU Operation |
Amber |
Solid on |
One of the following conditions exists in the PSU: Over voltage Over current Over temperature Fan failure. |
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Blinking |
PSU has a fault, but is still operational. |
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Off |
PSU is operating normally. |
The following table describes the Ethernet port LEDs for a Cisco MDS 9396T switch.
LED Position |
Status |
State |
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Left |
Off |
There is no link. |
Solid Green |
Indicates a physical link. |
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Right |
Off |
There is no activity. |
Blinking Amber |
Indicates activity. |
The following table describes the Fibre Channel port LEDs for a Cisco MDS 9396T switch.
Status |
State |
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Solid Green |
The link is up. |
Regular Blinking Green |
The link is up and the port beacon is active. |
Intermittent Blinking Green |
The link is up (indicates traffic on the port). |
Solid Orange |
The link is disabled by the software. |
Blinking Orange |
A faulty condition exists. |
Off |
No link. |