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QFX5140 Chassis LEDs

This topic describes the status LEDs for the chassis and ports on the QFX5140.

The LEDs on the QFX5140 indicate the status of the device and its components. You can also use the LEDs for troubleshooting.

Chassis Status LEDs

Figure 1 shows the chassis status LEDs available in the QFX5140 switch.
Figure 1: Chassis Status LEDs
Callout Label Descriptionr

1

ALM

Indicates alarm or fault conditions on the device.

2

ID LED (Identification LED)

Used to locate/identify the device physically (can be toggled during maintenance).

3

SYS LED (System LED)

Indicates the overall health and operating state of the switch.

Table 1: Chassis Status LED - ALM (Alarm)
LED Color / State Description

ALM

OFF

No alarm condition

ALM

Red (Steady)

Major alarm

ALM

Yellow (Steady)

Minor alarm

ALM

Red + Yellow (Blinking)

Both major and minor alarms present

Table 2: Chassis Status LED - SYS (System)
LED Color / State Description

SYS

OFF

System is powered off

SYS

Green (Slow Blink)

Default state during power-up (hardware controlled)

ALM

Green (Blinking)

System is loading software or shutting down

ALM

Green (Steady)

System is online and operating normally

Table 3: Chassis Status LED - ID (Identification)
LED Color / State Description

ID

Blue (Blinking)

Beacon enabled (device identification active)

ID

OFF

Beacon disabled

Management Port Status LEDs

Figure 2 shows the management port LEDs available in the QFX5140 switch.
Figure 2: Management Port Status LEDs
Table 4: Management Port Status LEDs
Callout Label LED Color LED State Description

1

Link LED (left side of the MGMT port)

Off

OFF

No link detected; port is down.

Green

ON (Steady)

Port is up at 1 Gbps

Yellow

ON (Steady)

Port is up at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps

2

Activity LED (right side of MGMT port)

Green

Blinking

A link is established and there is link activity.

Green ON (Steady)

A link is established and there is no link activity.

Off

OFF

No activity; link is down.