Chassis Components
This section describes the different components of the chassis.
Front View
The following figure shows the front view of the switch:
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Fibre Channel encryption ports (9-12) |
8 |
Fixed FC ports (24 x 8/16/32/64 Gbps, pluggable SFP or SFP+ compatible) |
2 |
Fibre Channel port group. A port group consists of 24 ports. |
9 |
FC port status LEDs (24) |
3 |
Airflow grill |
10 |
Management port packet activity LEDs (2) |
4 |
slot0 USB3 port |
11 |
Management port link status LEDs (2) |
5 |
RS232 serial console port (fixed RJ45 connector) |
12 |
Fan status LED |
6 |
mgmt0 Ethernet out of band management port (10/100/1000Base-T, fixed RJ45 connector) |
13 |
Power status LED |
7 |
mgmt1 Ethernet out of band analytics port Note: The MGMT1 ETH port is not yet supported. |
14 |
System status LED |
Rear View
The following figure shows the rear view of the switch:
1 |
Power supply failure status LED (1 per PSU) |
6 |
Ground pad |
2 |
Power supply unit fan (1 per PSU) |
7 |
Chassis fan modules (4) |
3 |
Power supply unit handle (1 per PSU) |
8 |
Power supply unit latch release (1 per PSU) |
4 |
Unswitched power socket (IEC C14, 1 per PSU) |
9 |
Power supply units (2) |
5 |
Chassis fan module release latches (2 per fan module) |
10 |
Power supply status LED (1 per PSU) |
1 |
Power supply unit slot 1 |
4 |
Chassis fan module slot 3 |
2 |
Chassis fan module slot 1 |
5 |
Chassis fan module slot 4 |
3 |
Chassis fan module slot 2 |
6 |
Power supply unit slot 2 |
LEDs
The switch has LEDs on both the front and back of the switch to indicate the status of different system components during bootup tests and online operation. The following tables describe the location of each LED and the meaning of its color:
Indicator |
Function |
Color |
Status |
State |
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PWR: Power LED (front panel of the chassis) |
Chassis Power/Health |
Off |
Off |
Either of the following conditions exists:
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Green |
Solid On |
Both PSUs are installed and operational. |
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Red |
Solid On |
Either of the following conditions exists:
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STATUS: Status LED (front panel of the chassis) |
System Status |
Green |
Solid On |
All diagnostics have passed, Cisco NX-OS is running and the system is operational. |
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Orange |
Solid On |
Any of the following conditions exists:
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Red |
Blinking |
Mismatched airflow direction in one of the following modules:
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Solid On |
One of the following conditions exists:
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FAN: Fan status (front panel of the chassis) |
Fan Health |
Green |
Solid on |
All chassis fan modules are operational. |
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Red |
Solid on |
A chassis fan module had failed. |
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PSU Voltage Status LED (faceplate of each PSU) |
Voltage Status |
Green |
Off |
No input to the PSU. |
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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 Status LED (faceplate of each PSU) |
Operation Status |
Amber |
Off |
PSU is operating normally. |
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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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Unlabeled LED (faceplate of each fan module) |
Fan Operation Status |
Green |
Solid on |
The chassis fan module is operating normally. |
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Amber |
Solid on |
The chassis fan in the fan module has failed. |
The following table describes the Ethernet port LEDs for the 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 |
Solid Amber |
There is no link traffic. |
Blinking Amber |
Indicates link traffic. |
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Off |
There is no link. |
The following table describes the Fibre Channel port LEDs for the 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 and traffic is flowing through the port. |
Solid Orange |
The link is disabled by the software. |
Blinking Orange |
A fault condition exists. |
Off |
No link. |