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Appendix D Module Overview and Specifications
Supervisor Engines
Front-Panel Components
The following connectors, LEDs, and buttons are located on the front panel of the supervisor engine:
• The STATUS LED, which indicates the operating state of the module
• Four SFP Gigabit uplinks ports (via the Twin Gig converter) or 2 10-Gigabit X2 uplink ports
• Eight unmarked switch load indicator LEDs, which provide an approximation of the current traffic
across the backplane
• A console port (RJ-45)
• An Ethernet management port (RJ-45)
• A link status LED, which provides status for the management port (10/100BASE-T on the
WS-X4516-10GE supervisor engine)
• The Reset button (recessed), which allows you to reset the system
• The Compact Flash port and eject button (refer to Using the Compact Flash on the Catalyst 4500
Supervisor Engines.)
• The Twin Gig ports are the modules described in
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Table D-1 describes the supervisor engine LEDs.
Ta b l e D-1 Supervisor Engine LEDs
LED Color/State Description
STATUS Indicates the results of a series of self-tests.
Green All diagnostic tests passed.
Red A test failed.
Orange System boot or diagnostic test is in
progress.
Off Module is disabled.
UTILIZATION Green 1–100% If the switch is operational, this display
indicates the current traffic load over the
backplane (as an approximate percentage).
LINK Indicates the status of the 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet management port or uplink ports.
Green The link is operational.
Orange The link is disabled by user.
Flashing orange The power-on self-test indicates a faulty
port.
Off No signal is detected or there is a link
configuration failure.
ACTIVE Indicates whether the uplink port is active
or not.
Green The port is active.
Off The port is not active.
