Chassis views for C8455-G2 Secure Router

Updated: July 25, 2025

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Outlines chassis perspectives for the C8455-G2 Router, detailing router LEDs and offering a summary of the platform for enhanced hardware understanding.

Figure 1. C8455-G2 Chassis - I/O Side

Table 1. I/O Side
1	Status indicator LEDs
2	RJ45 console port
3	USB type C port
4	GigabitEthernet management port
5	Micro-USB console
6	SFP ports (0/0/0-0/0/7)
7	SFP+ ports (0/0/8-0/0/9)
8	SFP28 ports (0/0/10-0/0/11)
9	M.2 USB/NVMe card slot
10	Device label tray
11	RFID (Provisionable)

LEDs for C8455-G2 Secure Router

Figure 2. LEDs for C8455-G2 Secure Router


1	Power
2	Status
3	Blue Beacon
4	Alarm icon (not lit)
5	Minor Alarm
6	Major Alarm
7	Critical Alarm

Table 2. LED indicators
LED	Color	Description
PSU	Green/Amber	Power Supply Status Off: The system is powered off. Amber: A power supply has malfunctioned (or is not installed). Green: Both installed power supplies are operating correctly.
STATUS	Green/Amber/Red	System Status Blinking Amber: The system is booting ROMMON. Amber: System is at ROMMON prompt or booting platform software. Green: Normal System Operation. Blinking Red: The system has failed a hardware integrity check.
BEACON	Blue	Beacon LED Blinking Blue: Beacon requested.
MINOR ALARM	Amber	Minor Alarm Off: No Minor Alarm. Amber: Minor Alarm Asserted.
MAJOR ALARM	Red	Major Alarm Off: No Major Alarm. Red: Major Alarm Asserted.
CRITICAL ALARM	Red	Critical Alarm Off: No Critical Alarm. Red: Critical Alarm Asserted.
LINK	Green	RJ-45 Management Ethernet Link LED Off: No link. Green: Ethernet cable present and link established with other side.
ACTIVITY	Green	RJ-45 Management Ethernet Activity LED Blinking Green: Ethernet activity detected.
USB CON	Green	USB Console Active Green: indicates that the active console port is USB. When this is “On” the SER CON LED will be “Off”.
SER CON	Green	Serial Console Active Green: indicates that the active console port is RJ-45. When this is “On” the USB CON LED will be “Off”.
SFP	Green/Amber	SFP port 0/1 Link LED Off: SFP not present or port not configured (i.e., admin down). Amber: Link down / Loss of Signal. Green: Link established.

C8455-G2 summary

The figure below shows the internal view of with parts and module locations.

Figure 3. Summary of C8455-G2


1	DIMMs
2	Fan tray

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