36 Installing the Nortel Ethernet Routing SwitchSwitch LED state indicators"Switch LED state indicators" (page 36) describes the main switch LEDstate indications provided by LED color and fluctuation cues.Switch LED state indicatorsLabel Color andStatusDescriptionGreen, steady The switch is receiving power.PwrOff The switch is not receiving power, either froman AC power source or the redundant powersupply (RPS).Green, steady • During boot-up: The power-on self-test(POST) is complete and the switch isoperating normally.• After boot-up: The switch is running theagent code successfully.StatusOff The switch failed the power-on self-test(POST) or failed to load the agent code.Green, steady The switch is connected to a redundant powersupply unit (RPS) and is receiving power ifnecessary.RPSOff The switch is not connected to a RPS, theRPS is not supplying power, or the DC/DCmodule is not supplying power.Green, steady The Cascade Up port has a physicalconnection to another unit.Amber, steady The Cascade Up port has detected an error.UpOff The switch is in stand-alone mode or no linkexists to the Cascade Up port.Green, steady The Cascade Down port has a physicalconnection to another unit.Amber, steady The Cascade Down port detected an error.DownOff The switch is in stand-alone mode or no linkexists to the Cascade Down port.Green, steady The switch is the stack base unit.Green, blinking A configuration error occurred. Either multiplebase units or no base units are configured inthe stack.Amber, steady The switch is operating as the temporary baseunit in the stack configuration.BaseOff The switch is not the stack base unit or it isoperating in stand-alone mode.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 SeriesInstallation GuideNN47205-300 02.01 Standard5.0 23 February 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.