NVIDIA CS8500 800 Port HDR Switch System User Manual (EOL)
NVIDIA CS8500 800 Port HDR Switch System User Manual

LED Status Indicators

The LEDs are placed on the chassis for the convenience of the IT manager. All chassis conditions and management options are available and controllable through the management software, either CLI or WebUI.

Tip

It is recommended that all of the chassis subsystems be maintained and managed through the management software.

The PSUs are on the Leaf side of the chassis at its upper side. There is one bicolor LED located on PSU to show its status. Table below describes LED behavior.

Power Supply Unit Status Indications

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Power Supply Condition

Green LED

Amber LED

No AC to all power supplies.

Off

Off

Power supply critical event causing a shutdown; failure, OCP,OVP,Fan fail, OTP, UVP.

Off

Amber

Power supply warning events where the power supply continues to operate; high temp (inlet temperature > Inlet OT warning, or hot spot temperature > Hotspot OT warning, high power, high current, slow fan (<1200rpm).

Off

0.5Hz

Blink Amber

AC presents only 12VSB on "PS off" or PS in Smart Redundant state.

0.5Hz

Blink Green

Off

Output ON and OK.

On

Off

AC cord unplugged.

Off

Amber

CS8500 PSU Cover

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Status LED

The Status LED is located in the middle of the leaf to allow easier visibility when all cables are installed.
The leaf Status indicator LED has the following LED assignment:

LED Condition

Description

Off

No power to the leaf

Green: Solid

Leaf is up and running

Green: Flashing

Leaf is booting or being restored to factory default

Warning

The status LED indicator in systems earlier than REV-AD00 will flash when the Leaf is turned off.

UID LED Switch Identifier

The UID LED is a debug feature that will become available to customers in the near future. For details please contact Mellanox Technologies support.

LED Condition

Description

Off

UID LED inactive (default)

Blue: Solid

UID LED activated

Leaf Module Port Connector LED Assignment

Leaf design do not have per port fabric led indication. All port/link related data can be observed on system’s LCD screen.

The status LEDs for the spine and their descriptions are shown in the table below. The LEDs indicate as follows.

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Status LED

The table below shows the spine status according to the LED condition:

LED Condition

Description

Off

No power to the spine

Green: Solid

Spine is up and running

Green: Flashing

Spine is powering up or being restored to factory default

Warning

The status LED indicator in systems earlier than REV-AC00 will flash when the Spine is turned off.

UID LED Switch Identifier

UID LED is user activated and allows easier FRU spotting if any maintenance or attention is required.

LED Condition

Description

Off

UID LED inactive (default)

Blue: Solid

UID LED activated

Spine to Leaf IB Connection Status LEDs

Spine design do not have per port fabric led indication. All port/link related data can be observed on system’s LCD screen.

Spine side IO Panel LED Indicators

The spine side panel display has LEDs that show the chassis condition.

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LED

Condition

Description

Normal State

Status

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Off

No power

Green

Green

System is up and running

Green: Flashing

System booting/restore factory default in progress

PSU Status

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Off

No power

Green

Green

Normal operational

Amber

PS fault detected – check individual power supplies for fault indications

Fan Status

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Off

No power

Green

Green

Normal operation

Amber

Fatal error in one or more of the fans

MNG1 Master Status

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Off

  • No power

  • Management module is not installed

  • Management module is not the master

Green

Green

Management module is up and operating as master

MNG2 Master Status

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Off

  • No power

  • Management module is not installed

  • Management module is not the master

Off

Green

Management module is up and operating as master

UID LED

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Off

  • System/FRU visual identification is not active

Off

Blue

System/FRU visual identification is active

Management Module LED Indicators

Below is a diagram detailing the LED indicators on the management module.

Management Module Indicators

Management LED Display for Normal Operation

LED

Condition

Description

Normal State

Status LED: Shows the status of the system.

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Off

No power

Green

Green

System is up and running

Green: Flash- ing

System booting/restore factory default in progress

Amber

System error – attention needed (e.g. overheating, diagnostics fail, CPU hang, HW fail, overheat-critical)

PSU Status

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Off

No power

Green

Green

Normal operation

Amber

PS fault detected – check individual power supplies for fault indications

Fan Status

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Off

No power

Green

Green

Normal operation

Amber

Fatal error in one or more of the spine fans – check individual spine fan LEDs for fault indications

Master

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Off

This management module is not the master

Green

Green

Management module is operating as a master

UID

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Off

System level UID LED is not active

Blue

System level UID LED activated

Off

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