User's Guide

4. Names and Functions of Parts
Express5800/R110g-1E User’s Guide
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Chapter 1 General Description
4.7
Status Indicators
This section explains the indication and meanings of the server LEDs.
4.7.1
POWER LED ( )
POWER LED indicates the power ON/OFF status of the server.
The following table lists POWER LED patterns.
POWER LED pattern Description
On (green) The server is normally powered on.
On (amber) The power cord is plugged in and BMC is being initialized.
The server can be powered on after the amber LED is unlit.
Off The server is off-powered.
4.7.2
STATUS LED ( )
STATUS LED lights green while hardware is operating normally. STATUS LED is off or lights/flashes amber
if there is a hardware failure.
The following table lists STATUS LED patterns, their description and solution.
Tips
Refer to the system event log (SEL) by using NEC ESMPRO or the offline
maintenance utility to view the cause of failure.
STATUS LED pattern Description Solution
On (green) Normal state

Flashing (green) Memory is in a degraded state
Find the device in degraded state by using the
BIOS setup utility SETUP, and replace it as
soon as possible.
Uncorrectable memory errors have often
occurred.
Operating while CPU error is detected.
Off The power is off. Turn on the server.
POST is in progress.
STATUS LED turns green after the POST
process.
Watchdog timer expired.
Turn the power off and then turn it on. If the
POST screen displays any error message, take
notes of the message, and contact your sales
representative.
An uncorrectable error in memory was
detected.
A PCI bus error was detected.
Memory dump is being requested.
DUMP Switch was pressed.
Note It remains green when the dump is
caused by software.
Wait until the memory dump is complete.