Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 1.3 for PowerEdge FX2/FX2s User's Guide

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Interpreting LED colors and blinking patterns

The LEDs on the chassis provide the following status of a component:

A blinking amber LED on a module indicates a fault on that module.
Blue, blinking LEDs are configurable by the user and used for identification. For more information about configuration, see CMC_Stmp_Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis .

Table 1. LED Color and Blinking Patterns
Component	LED Color, Blinking Pattern	Status
CMC		Turned on
		Firmware is being uploaded
		Turned off
	Blue, glowing steadily	Active
	Blue, blinking	User-enabled module identifier
	Amber, glowing steadily	Not used
	Amber, blinking	Fault
Server		Turned on
		Firmware is being uploaded
		Turned off
	Blue, glowing steadily	Server is selected on the KVM
	Blue, blinking	User-enabled module identifier
	Amber, glowing steadily	Not used
	Amber, blinking	Fault
	Blue, dark	No fault
IOM (Common)	Green, glowing steadily	Turned on
	Green, blinking	Firmware is being uploaded
	Green, dark	Turned off
	Blue, glowing steadily	Normal/stack master
	Blue, blinking	User-enabled module identifier
	Amber, glowing steadily	Not used
	Amber, blinking	Fault
	Blue, dark	No fault/stack slave
IOM (Pass through)	Green, glowing steadily	Turned on
	Green, blinking	Not used
	Green, dark	Powered off
	Blue, glowing steadily	Normal
	Blue, blinking	User-enabled module identifier
	Amber, glowing steadily	Not used
	Amber, blinking	Fault
	Blue, dark	No fault
Fan	Green, glowing steadily	Fan working
	Green, blinking	Not used
	Green, dark	Turned off
	Amber, glowing steadily	Fan type not recognized, update the CMC firmware
	Amber, blinking	Fan fault; tachometer out of range
	Amber, dark	Not used
PSU	(Oval) Green, glowing steadily	AC OK
	(Oval) Green, blinking	Not used
	(Oval) Green, dark	AC Not OK
	Amber, glowing steadily	Not used
	Amber, blinking	Fault
	Amber, dark	No fault
	(Circle) Green, glowing steadily	DC OK
	(Circle) Green, dark	DC Not OK
PCI	Blue, dark	Turned On
	Blue, blinking	PCI identification is in progress.
	Amber, blinking	Fault
Storage sled	Amber, blinking	Fault
Storage sled	Solid Blue	No fault