Locating LED behavior in stacking system

Locating LED behavior in stacking system

Switch LED

State

Meaning

Locator(blue) Standalone commander ChassisLocate On | Off | Blink

On-Blinking-Off

The Locator LED is used to identify a specific switch in the network equipment installation. The LED can be set to Solid or Blink, and for a specified number of minutes (1-1440). Default: 30 minutes. Use chassislocate command to control this LED.

Locator in 4 member stack Locating specific stacking Member Chassis Locate Member <No> On | Off | Blink

On-Blinking-Off

Locator LED is used to locate specific stacking member in stacking.

Locator in 4 member stack Global command to locate all the members in stack. ChassisLocate On | Off | Blink

On-Blinking-Off

Locator LED is used to locate specific stacking member in stacking.

Locator behavior in various member states

Standby rebooting in the middle of locate LED duration.

After bootup, standby indicates Locator, if it was indicating before reboot.

Member rebooting in the middle of locate LED duration.

After bootup, member indicates Locator, if it was indicating before reboot.

Member removed in the middle of locate LED duration.

After member is removed, it boots up as standalone member and does not indicate Locator LED.

Stack split and merge

Locate LED indication is restored once merged back into stack.

NOTE:
Unsupported XCVR behavior

When unsupported transceiver is installed or hotswapped on the VSF reserved port, it flashes slow orange, indicating that the transceiver has failed validation

Port or Link LED behavior

When VSF is reserved, it flashes solid orange, indicating port state as reserved, but moves on to flash green, showing activity when linked up successfully.

Mode LED set to PoE on VSF enabled Port

PoE is disabled by default on VSF port, hence it indicates slow flash orange on VSF port when POE mode LED is selected.