Specifications

Using Additional IP Application Switch Functionality
Platform Guide: 1500, 3400, 6400, and 6800 4 - 3
Alert conditions indicated by the LEDs
When there is an alert condition on the unit, the LEDs behave in a specific
manner. The alert conditions are defined in Table 4.4.
Note
Alerts that cause the indicators to change are defined in the
/etc/alertd/alert.conf file on the BIG-IP system.
Specific conditions alert conditions indicated by the LEDs
This section includes some specific conditions that not covered in the
definition tables in the /etc/alertd/alert.conf. These conditions include:
• Yellow intermittent Activity LED indicator
• Green intermittent Activity LED indicator
• Green solid Activity LED indicator
Yellow intermittent Activity LED indicator
While the kernel is loading, the Activity LED indicator will flash yellow
intermittently when the disk is accessed. This condition is normal and
occurs only during boot up.
Description Alarm Activity Status
Over temp or fan failure red blinking green intermittent green or yellow solid
One or more virtual
servers has all nodes
down
yellow blinking green intermittent green or yellow solid
One or more health
monitors has failed
yellow solid green intermittent green or yellow solid
Top redundant power
supply module (PS1) is not
functional
red blinking green intermittent yellow blinking
Bottom redundant power
supply (PS2) is not
functional
red blinking yellow blinking green or yellow solid
Self test failed in phase 1 red solid off/none off/none
Self test failed in phase 2 off/none off/none off/none
Self test failed in phase 3 red solid off none yellow blinking
Table 4.4 Alert condition states of the LEDs