A7298A HBA Installation Guide

Troubleshooting
50 Host Bus Adapter for Windows and Linux Installation Guide
POST Conditions and Results
Table 4 lists the HBA LED states with descriptions of each.The position of the
POST LED indicators is defined in Figure 1 and Table 2 of this guide.
If the LEDs indicate a failure during POST:
1. Make sure that the HBA is seated firmly in the PCI slot.
2. Verify that the fibre cable connection to the HBA is secure.
Table 4: Normal POST LED Indicators
Amber LED (L1) Green LED (L2) State
Off Off Wake-up failure (dead board)
On Off POST failure (dead board)
Slow blink (1 Hz) Off Wake-up failure (dead board)
Fast blink (4 Hz) Off Failure in POST (dead board)
Flashing (irregular) Off POST processing in progress
Off On Failure while functioning
On On Failure while functioning
Slow blink (1 Hz) On Normal—1 Gb link rate
Fast blink (4 Hz) On Normal—2 Gb link rate
Off Blink (1 Hz) Normal—link down or not yet started