Specifications

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 4 Getting Started with CMS
Front Panel View
Port Modes and LEDs
Table 4-5 and Table 4-6 list the port modes that determine the type of information displayed through the
port LEDs. When you change port modes, the meanings of the port LED colors also change.
Note The bandwidth utilization mode (UTIL LED) does not appear on the front-panel images. Select
Reports > Bandwidth Graphs to display the total bandwidth in use by the switch. Refer to the switch
hardware installation guide for information about using the UTIL LED.
To select or change a mode, click the Mode button until the desired mode LED is green.
Note The Catalyst 2955 switch does not have a Mode button. Port status is shown by the LED color that
surrounds the port image.
Amber The RPS could be in standby mode.
To put the RPS in Active mode, press the Standby/Active button on the RPS, and the
LED should turn green. If it does not, one of these conditions could exist:
• One of the RPS power supplies could be down. Contact Cisco Systems.
• The RPS fan could have failed. Contact Cisco Systems.
Blinking amber Internal power supply of the switch is down, and redundancy is lost. The switch is
operating on the RPS.
Table 4-4 Cisco RPS 600 LED
Color RPS Status
Black (off) RPS is off or is not installed.
Green RPS is operational.
Blinking green RPS and the switch AC power supply are both powered up. If the switch power
supply fails, the switch powers down and after 15 seconds restarts, using power
from the RPS. The switch goes through its normal boot sequence when it restarts.
Note This is not a recommended configuration.
Amber RPS is connected but not functioning properly. One of the power supplies in the
RPS could be powered down, or a fan on the RPS could have failed.
Table 4-3 Cisco RPS 300 and Cisco RPS 675 LED (continued)
Color RPS Status