The
Fibre Channel LEDs indicate the status of the Fibre Channel
ports.
Two LEDs are used to indicate the state and speed of the
operation of each
Fibre Channel port.
The bottom LED indicates the link state and activity.
Table 1. Link
state and activity for the bottom Fibre Channel LED| LED state |
Link state and activity indicated |
|---|
| Off |
Link inactive |
| On |
Link active, no I/O |
| Flashing |
Link active, I/O active |
Each
Fibre Channel port
can operate at one of three speeds. The top LED indicates the relative
link speed. The link speed is defined only if the link state is active.
Table 2. Link speed for the top Fibre Channel LED| LED state |
Link speed indicated |
|---|
| Off |
SLOW |
| On |
FAST |
| Blinking |
MEDIUM |
Table 3 shows the actual link
speeds for the
SAN Volume Controller
2145-CF8 and
for the
SAN Volume Controller
2145-CG8.
Table 3. Actual link speeds| Link speed |
Actual link speeds |
|---|
| Slow |
2 Gbps |
| Fast |
8 Gbps |
| Medium |
4 Gbps |