A Server Status Indicator LEDs

These sections describe Exadata Server X10M status indicators (LEDs) located on the front and back panels, including indicators located on components and ports.

System-Level Status Indicators

System-level status indicators (LEDs) are located on both the server front panel and the back panel. For the location of the status indicators, see Front Panel Components and Back Panel Components. The following table describes these indicators.

Table A-1 System-Level Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Icon Color State and Meaning

Locate Button/LED


Locate Button/ LED icon

Front and back panel

White

Indicates the location of the server.

OFF – Server is operating normally.

FAST BLINK (250 ms) – Use Oracle ILOM to activate this LED indicator to enable you to locate a particular system quickly and easily.

Pressing the Locate button toggles the LED indicator fast blink on or off.

Service

Fault-Service Required


Fault-Service Required LED icon

Front and back panel

Amber

Indicates the fault state of the server.

OFF – The server is operating normally.

STEADY ON – A fault is present on the server. This LED indicator lights whenever a fault indicator lights for a replaceable component on the server.

Note: When this LED indicator is lit, a system console message might appear that includes a recommended service action.

OK

System OK


System OK LED icon

Front and back panel

Green

Indicates the operational state of the chassis.

OFF – AC power is not present or the Oracle ILOM boot is not complete.

STANDBY BLINK (on for 100 ms, off for 2900 ms) – Standby power is on, but the chassis power is off and the Oracle ILOM SP is running.

SLOW BLINK (1000 ms) – Startup sequence was initiated on the host. This pattern begins soon after you power on the server. This status indicates either: power-on self-test (POST) code checkpoint tests are running on the server host system, or the host is transitioning from the powered-on state to the standby state on shutdown.

STEADY ON – The server is powered on, and all host POST code checkpoint tests are complete. The server is in one of the following states: the server host is booting the operating system (OS), or the server host is running the OS.

SP OK


Service processor (SP) icon.

Front panel

Green

Indicates the state of the service processor.

OFF – Service processor (SP) is not running.

SLOW BLINK – SP is booting.

STEADY ON – SP is fully operational.

Top Fan


TOP FAN icon.

Front panel

Amber

Indicates that one or more of the internal fan modules failed.

OFF – Indicates steady state; no service is required.

STEADY ON – Indicates service required.

Rear Power Supply Fault


REAR PS icon

Front panel

Amber

Indicates that one of the server power supplies failed. PS0 and PS1 are located on the server back panel.

OFF – Indicates steady state; no service is required.

STEADY ON – Indicates service required; service the power supply.

Temp-Fault

System Over Temperature Warning


Overtemp icon.

Front panel

Amber

Indicates a warning for an overtemperature condition.

OFF – Normal operation; no service is required.

STEADY ON – The system is experiencing an overtemperature warning condition.

Note: This is a warning indication, not a fatal overtemperature. Failure to correct this might result in the system overheating and shutting down unexpectedly.

DO NOT SERVICE

DO NOT SERVICE icon

Front panel

White

Indicates that the system is not ready to service.

OFF – Normal operation.

STEADY ON – The system is not ready for service.

Note: The DO NOT SERVICE indicator is application specific. This indicator is only illuminated on demand by the Host application.

Power Supply Status Indicators

There are two status indicators (LEDs) on each power supply. Power supply status indicators are visible from the back of the server.

Table A-2 Power Supply Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Icon Color State and Meaning

AC OK/ DC OK


OK LED icon

Green

OFF – No AC power is present.

SLOW BLINK – Normal operation. Input power is within specification. DC output voltage is not enabled.

STEADY ON – Normal operation. Input AC power and DC output voltage are within specification.

Fault-Service Required


Fault-Service Required LED icon

Amber

OFF – Normal operation. No service action is required.

STEADY ON – The power supply (PS) detected a PS fan failure, PS overtemperature, PS overcurrent, or PS overvoltage or undervoltage.

Fan Module Status Indicators

Each fan module has one status indicator (LED). Fan LEDs are located on the chassis fan tray adjacent to and aligned with the fan modules, and are visible when the server top cover is removed.

Table A-3 Fan Module Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Icon Color State and Meaning

Fan Module Fault


Fault-Service Required icon

Amber

OFF – The fan module is correctly installed and operating within specification.

STEADY ON – The fan module is faulty. The front TOP FAN LED and the front and back panel Fault-Service Required LEDs are also lit if the system detects a fan module fault.

Storage Drive Status Indicators

There are three status indicators (LEDs) on each drive.

Table A-4 Storage Drive Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Icon Color State and Meaning

OK/Activity


OK LED icon

Green

OFF – Power is off or installed drive is not recognized by the system.

STEADY ON – The drive is engaged and is receiving power.

RANDOM BLINK – There is disk activity. Status indicator LED blinks on and off to indicate activity.

Fault-Service Required


Fault-Service Required LED icon

Amber

OFF – The storage drive is operating normally.

STEADY ON – The system detected a fault with the storage drive.

OK to Remove


OK to Remove icon

Blue

STEADY ON – The storage drive can be removed safely during a hot-plug operation.

OFF – The storage drive is not prepared for removal.

Network Management Port Status Indicators

The server has one 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet management domain interface, labeled NET MGT. There are two status indicators (LEDs) on this port. NET MGT indicators are visible from the back of the server.

Table A-5 Network Management Port Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Location Color State and Meaning

Activity

Top left

Green

ON – Link up.

OFF – No link or down link.

BLINKING – Packet activity.

Link speed

Top right

Green

ON – 1000BASE-T link.

OFF – 100BASE-T link.

Ethernet Port Status Indicators

The server has one Ethernet port labeled 1GbE (NET 0). Two NET 0 status indicators (LEDs) are visible from the back of the server.

See 100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet port.

Table A-6 Ethernet Port Status Indicators

Status Indicator Name Location Color State and Meaning

Activity

Bottom left

Green

ON – Link up.

OFF– No activity.

BLINKING – Packet activity.

Link speed

Bottom right

Bi-colored: Amber/Green

OFF – 100BASE-T link (if link up).

Green ON – 1000BASE-T link.

Motherboard Status Indicators

The motherboard contains the following status indicators (LEDs).

Table A-7 Motherboard Status Indicators

Status Indicator Description

DIMM Fault Status Indicators

Each of the 24 DIMM slots on the motherboard has an amber fault status indicator (LED) associated with it. If Oracle ILOM determines that a DIMM is faulty, pressing the Fault Remind button on the motherboard I/O card signals the service processor to light the fault LED associated with the failed DIMM. See Servicing DIMMs.

Processor Fault Status Indicators

The motherboard includes a fault status indicator (LED) adjacent to each of the two processor sockets. These LEDs indicate when a processor fails. Pressing the Fault Remind button on the motherboard I/O card signals the service processor to light the fault status indicators associated with the failed processors. See Servicing Processors.

Fault Remind Status Indicator

This status indicator (LED) is located next to the Fault Remind button and is powered from the super capacitor that powers the fault LEDs on the motherboard. This LED lights to indicate that the fault remind circuitry is working properly in cases where no components failed and, as a result, none of the component fault LEDs illuminate. See Using the Server Fault Remind Button.

STBY PWRGD Status Indicator

This green status indicator (LED) is labeled STBY PWRGD and is located on the motherboard near the back of the server.

STBY PWRGD LED lights to inform a service technician that the motherboard is receiving Standby power from at least one of the power supplies. This LED helps prevent service actions on the server internal components while the AC power cords are installed and power is being supplied to the server.

Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx SmartNIC Status Indicators

The Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx Dual Port RoCE SmartNIC status indicators are defined as follows:


Graphic showing the Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx SmartNIC status indicators.
Callout Description

1

Port 1

2

Port 2

3

Port 1 status indicator:

  • OFF = Link has not been established

  • SOLID GREEN = Valid link has been established

  • BLINKING GREEN = Link activity

  • BLINKING AMBER = 1 Hz blink indicates a beacon command is being run to locate the adapter card; 4 Hz blink indicates a problem with the physical link

4

Port 2 status indicator:

  • OFF = Link has not been established

  • SOLID GREEN = Valid link has been established

  • BLINKING GREEN = Link activity

  • BLINKING AMBER = 1 Hz blink indicates a beacon command is being run to locate the adapter card; 4 Hz blink indicates a problem with the physical link

5 & 6

Not used.

Pensando Ortano DSC SmartNIC Status Indicators

The Pensando Ortano DSC SmartNIC status indicators are defined as follows:


Graphic showing Pensando Ortano card status indicators.
Callout Description

1

Port 1

2

Port 2

3

Card status indicator:

  • Off = System is not powered on.

  • Solid amber = Powered on, software booting

  • Solid green = Normal operation

4

Port 2 activity/link indicators:

  • Port 2 activity indicator (top most as shown in illustration):

    • Off = No activity

    • Blinking = Link activity

  • Port 2 link indicator (second down as shown in illustration):

    • Off = Link has not been established

    • Solid green = Valid link has been established

5

Port 1 activity/link indicators:

  • Port 1 activity indicator (third down as shown in illustration):

    • Off = No activity

    • Blinking = Link activity

  • Port 1 link indicator (bottom most as shown in illustration):

    • Off = Link has not been established

    • Solid green = Valid link has been established

6

Management port activity indicator:

  • Off = No activity

  • Blinking green = Link activity

7

Management port link indicator:

  • Off = 100BASE-T link

  • Solid green = 1000BASE-T link

Boot Process and Normal Operating State Indicators

A normal server boot process involves two indicators, the service processor SP OK LED indicator and the System OK LED indicator.

When AC power is connected to the server, the server boots into standby power mode:

  1. The SP OK LED blinks slowly (0.5 seconds on, 0.5 seconds off) while the SP is starting, and the System OK LED remains off until the SP is ready.

  2. After a few minutes, the main System OK LED slowly flashes the standby blink pattern (0.1 seconds on, 2.9 seconds off), indicating that the SP (and Oracle ILOM) is ready for use. In Standby power mode, the server is not initialized or fully powered on at this point.

When powering on the server (either by the On/Standby button or Oracle ILOM), the server boots to full power mode:

  1. The System OK LED blinks slowly (0.5 seconds on, 0.5 seconds off), and the SP OK LED remains lit (no blinking).

  2. When the server successfully boots, the System OK LED remains lit. When the System OK LED and the SP OK LED indicators remain lit, the server is in Main power mode.

Note:

The green System OK LED indicator and the green SP OK indicator remain lit (no blinking) when the server is in a normal operating state.