LEDs

Chassis LEDs

This table provides information about chassis LEDs for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches.

Component

LED

Status

Description

Chassis (front and back)

Beacon (BCN)

Flashing blue

The operator has activated this LED to identify this switch in the chassis.

Identification (ID)

On (blue)

Identifies the chassis receiving the beacon signal.

Management (MGMT)

Left side

Off

Solid on (green)

This port has no physical link.

This port has a physical link.

Right side

Off

Blinking (green)

This port has no activity.

This port has activity.

Port

Green

Port admin state is 'Enabled', SFP is present and the interface is connected (that is, cabled, and the link is up).

Amber

Port admin state is 'Disabled, or the SFP is absent, or both.

Off

Port admin state is 'Enabled' and SFP is present, but interface is not connected.

Status (STS)

Solid on (green)

All diagnostics pass. The module is operational.

Off

The module is not receiving power.

On (amber)

The module is booting or running diagnostics.

The switch is overheating. The temperature threshold has been exceeded by a small value during environmental monitoring.

Blinking (amber)

The switch has overheated. The temperature threshold has been exceeded by a large value during environmental monitoring.

If the module fails during initial reset, the LED continues to blink and the module does not come online.

The module has a runtime failure and is brought offline.

Fan LEDs

This table provides information about fan LEDs for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches.

Component

LED

Status

Description

Fan

Status

Solid on (green)

All diagnostics pass. The module is operational.

Off

The module is not receiving power.

Solid on (amber)

The module is booting or running diagnostics.

Blinking (amber)

If the module fails during an initial reset, the LED continues to blink and the module does not come online.

The module has a runtime failure and is brought offline.

Power Supply LEDs

This table provides information about power supply LEDs for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches.

Component

LED

Status

Description

Power supply

OK (green)

Solid on

Power supply is on and okay.

Blinking

3.3 voltage standby (VSB) is on but the power supply unit is not powering the other modules.

Off

No power to the power supply.

FAULT (amber)

Solid on

Power supply failure, overvoltage, overcurrent, or overheating.

Blinking

Power is present, 3.3 VSB on, and the power supply is off.

PSU fan rotor is not functioning normally.

Off

Operating normally.