Interpret the PA-5400 NC-A LEDs
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Interpret the PA-5400 NC-A LEDs
Learn how to interpret the PA-5400 NC-A LEDs to monitor
the status of the card.
Use the following information to learn how to interpret
the LED dashboard and port LEDs on the PA-5400 Networking Card (NC-A)

The following table describes the functions and states of the
NC-A LED dashboard.
LED | State | Description |
---|---|---|
TMP (Temperature) | Green | The card temperature is normal. |
Yellow | The card temperature is outside
the temperature tolerance. | |
ALM (Alarm) | Red | The card hardware failed. |
Off | The card is operating normally. | |
STS (STATUS) | Green | The card is operating normally. |
Yellow | The card is booting up. | |
PWR | Green | The card is powered on. |
Off | The card is powered off. | |
SVC (Service) | Allows a remote administrator
to illuminate the SVC LED on a specific front-slot card so an on-site
technician can locate the card. Enter the following command
to view the status of the SVC LED on all cards that have this LED:
| |
SVC (Continued) | Enter the following command
to view the status for a card in a specific slot:
Enter
the following command to enable all SVC LEDs:
Enter
the following command to disable the SVC LED:
Enter
the following command to enable the SVC LED on the card in a specific
slot:
| |
Off | LED is off. | |
On | LED is solid blue. |
The following table describes functions and states of the SFP+
port LEDs.
LED | Description |
---|---|
Left | The LED shows green if there is a network
link. |
Right | Blinks green or stays green if there is
network activity. |
The following table describes functions and states of the QSFP28
port LEDs. The LEDs are tri-color and the color indicates link and
the current port speed.
Interface Speed | Green LED | Blue LED | Yellow LED |
---|---|---|---|
10Gbps | On | Off | Off |
25Gbps | On | On | Off |
40Gbps | Off | Off | On |
100Gbps | Off | On | Off |