Dell Force10 S50N Series Installing Manual

Also see for Force10 S50N Series: Configuration guide Quick start guide Implementation guide

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System Overview | 11• Expansion slots that accept any combination of the following optional, high-capacity uplink modules:10GbE XFP (two ports), 10GbE CX4 (two ports), 12G stacking (two ports) or 24G stacking (one port).See Inserting Optional Modules (10-Gigabit or Stacking) on page 17 and Connecting Stack Ports(optional) on page 25.System StatusChassis status information can be derived in several ways, including physical LED displays and bootmenu options, both discussed here, along with CLI show commands, and SNMP traps. For details onthose options, see the Command Reference and Configuration Guide for your software (FTOS orSFTOS).LED DisplaysAs shown in Figure 2-2 on page 9, the front panel of the switch contains several sets of LEDs:• Stack ID: This is the LED at the far left of the front panel labeled “STACK ID”. See Stack ID inTable 2-2 on page 12). For more on stack unit numbering, see Stacking on page 23.• Status indicator LEDs on the left side of the front panel, to the right of the Stacking LED. See Table 2-2.• Each port has status indicator LEDs, described in Table 2-1.* The LEDs for a 10/100/1000 port numbered 45 through 48 are inactive if the shared SFP port (also labeled 45 through 48) isenabled.Table 2-1. Port LED DisplaysFeature Description10/100/1000 Port LED* Speed LED (left side of each port)Green — 1000MAmber — 100MOff — 10MLink/Active LED (right side of each port)Green — Link up on this portBlinking Green — Activity, transmitting or receiving packet at this port.Amber — Link up and power supplied on this portOff — No Link detected at this portSFP Port LED* Link/Activity LEDGreen — Link up on this portBlinking Green — Activity, transmitting or receiving packet in link up stateOff — No Link detected at this portXFP Port LED Link/Activity LED (Each XFP port has a status LED on the module and in the StatusDisplay at the left front of the switch)Green — Link up on this portBlinking Green — Activity, transmitting or receiving packet in link up stateOff — No Link detected at this port