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Sensor LEDs

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The front and rear panel LEDs provide status information for the health of the Sensor and the activity on its ports. The following table describes the NS-series LEDs.

Front panel LEDs

Component

LED Status

Description

Status

Green

Amber

Sensor is operating in good health.

Sensor is booting up. It also indicates system bad health if the LED is on for longer duration

Fan

Green

Amber

All five fans are operating.

One or more fans are not working.

Note

For information on fan replacement and removal, refer to the section System Fan Assembly in NS-series Sensors.

Temp

Green

Amber

Inlet air temperature measured inside the chassis is normal. (Chassis temperature OK)

Inlet air temperature measured inside the chassis is too high. (Chassis temperature too hot)

4-port QSFP28/QSFP+ 100/40 Gigabit interface module

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

QSFP28 /QSFP+ 100/40 Gigabit Ethernet ports in built-in G0 module

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

4-port 100/40 Gigabit SR MTP/MPO interface module

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

4-port 100/40 Gigabit SR MTP/MPO interface module with built-in fail open*

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

4-port 40 Gigabit LR4 interface module with built-in fail open*

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

4-port 100 Gigabit LR4 interface module with built-in fail open*

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

4-port 100/40 Gigabit BiDi interface module with built-in fail open*

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

6-port RJ45 10/1 Gigabit Ethernet interface module with built-in fail open

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Speed LED - Green

Speed LED - Amber

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

link is up with 10000 Mbps port speed.

link is up with 1000 Mbps port speed.

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

8-port 10/1 Gigabit fiber interface module with built-in fail open

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

Normal / Bypass LED - Green

Normal / Bypass LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

The port pair is in Inline Fail-Open/Inline Fail-Close/SPAN/Tap Mode.

The port pair is in the bypass mode.

8-port SFP28/SFP+/SFP 25/10/1 Gigabit interface module

Link LED - Green

Link LED - Off

Activity LED - Blinking Amber

Activity LED - Off

The link is up.

The link is down.

With traffic

Without traffic

*The 4-port 100/40 Gigabit with internal fail open interface modules (that is, 100/40 Gigabit SR MTP/MPO, 40 Gigabit LR4, 100 Gigabit LR4, and 100/40 Gigabit BiDi) are supported in NS9600 Sensors running on 11.1 Update 8 version or later.

Rear panel LEDs

Component

LED Status

Description

Pwr A (Power A)

Solid Green

Blinking Green

Solid Yellow

Power Supply A is functioning.

Power Supply A is stand-by.

Power Supply A is not functioning or the unit has no power feed.

Pwr B (Power B)

Solid Green

Blinking Green

Solid Yellow

Power Supply B is functioning.

Power Supply B is stand-by.

Power Supply B is not functioning or the unit has no power feed.

Management/Response Port Right LED (Link)

Solid Yellow

Off

Link is up and the port speed is 1000/10000 Mbps.

The link is down.

Management/Response Port Left LED (Speed/Activity)

Solid Green

Solid Yellow

Blinking Green

Blinking Yellow

The port speed is 1000 Mbps, no activity.

The port speed is 10000 Mbps, no activity.

Data is transmitted with 1000 Mbps port speed.

Data is transmitted with 10000 Mbps port speed.