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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Product Manager Overview
If a gray square displays in the status bar (no Ethernet connection), a
reason for the status displays in the Status table at the top of the
Hardware View. Refer to No Link Status on page 2-3 for details
Messages display to the right of the status symbol as you move the
cursor over options under the menu bar menus. These messages
provide additional details about tasks that you can perform through
the menu option.
Table 1-1 Operating Status - Status Bar and Switch Status
Symbol Status Bar Switch Status Table Text Meaning
Green Circle Fully Operational All components and installed ports are
operational; no failures.
Yellow
Triangle
Redundant Failure A redundant component has failed, such
as a power supply, and the backup
component has taken over operation.
Minor Failure A failure occurred which has decreased
the switch operational ability. Normal
switching operations are not affected.
• One or more ports failed, but at least
one port is still operational.
• A fan has failed or is not rotating
sufficiently.
Red
Diamond
with Yellow
Background
NOT OPERATIONAL A critical failure prevents the switch from
performing fundamental switching
operations.
• All fans failed.
• All installed ports failed.
• Both power supplies failed.
Gray Square Never Connected
Link Timeout
Protocol Mismatch
Duplicate Session
Unknown Network Address
Incorrect Product Type
Switch status is unknown. This occurs if
the Ethernet network connection between
the EFC Server and the switch cannot be
established or if the CTP fails. Refer to
No
Link Status on page 2-3 for details on
the status table text.