Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide

About Slot LEDs

Inside the Sun Fire 880 system, status LEDs provide power, fault, and hot-plug indications for each PCI card slot. Each LED is labeled with an icon as shown below:

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The following quick reference tables summarize how to interpret the LEDs for various hot-plug scenarios. In each table, the LED states are represented as follows:

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Table 2-1 Removing a Card

Step 

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Description 

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Slot occupied; Power LED on; card is logically connected 

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Start hot-plug removal via push button or cfgadm command

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Fault LED blinks during unconfigure operation 

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Operation successful; OK-to-Remove LED turns on 

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Remove card; OK-to-Remove LED turns off 

Table 2-2 Removing a Card - Card Busy

Step 

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Description 

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Slot occupied; Power LED on 

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Start hot-plug removal via push button or cfgadm command

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Fault LED blinks briefly during unconfigure operation 

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Card busy; check system console messages 

Table 2-3 Adding a Card

Step 

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Description 

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Slot empty; all LEDs off 

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Insert new card; OK-to-Remove LED turns on upon insertion 

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Start hot-plug addition via push button or cfgadm command

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Power LED lights; Fault LED blinks during configure operation 

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Operation successful; Power LED remains on 

Table 2-4 Adding a Card - Fault Encountered

Step 

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Description 

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Slot empty; all LEDs off 

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Insert new card; OK-to-Remove LED turns on upon insertion 

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Start hot-plug addition via push button or cfgadm command

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Fault LED blinks during configure operation 

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Fault encountered; Fault LED turns on 

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Remove faulty card 

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Slot empty; all LEDS off