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LED specifications

The following section includes information regarding FortiGate LED status indicators.

Sample FortiGate faceplates

The faceplates indicate where the LEDs are typically found on desktop and mid-range FortiGate models.

FortiGate 60C

FortiGate 100D

FortiGate 30E

LED status codes

For more information about alarms, see About Alarm Levels.

LABEL

STATE MEANING

PWR

Green

Power is on.

Off

Power is off.

STA

Green

Normal status.

Flashing Green

Booting up. If the FortiGate has a reset button, this could also means that the reset button was used.

Red

The FortiGate has a critical alarm.

ALARM

Off

No alarms or the FortiGate has a minor alarm.

Amber

The FortiGate has a major alarm.

Red

The FortiGate has a critical alarm. The status LED will also be red.

HA

Green

FortiGate is operating in an FGCP HA cluster.

Red

A failover has occurred. The failover operation feature is not available in all models.

Off

HA not configured.

WIFI

Green

Wireless port is active.

Flashing Green

Wireless interface is transmitting and receiving data.

Off

Wireless interface is down.

About alarm levels

Minor, major, and critical alarms are defined based on IPMI, ATCA, and Telco standards for naming alarms.

  • A minor alarm (also called an IPMI non-critical (NC) alarm) indicates a temperature or a power level outside of the normal operating range that is not considered a problem. In the case of a minor temperature alarm, the system could respond by increasing fan speed. A non-critical threshold can be an upper non-critical (UNC) threshold (for example, a high temperature or a high power level) or a lower non-critical (LNC) threshold (for example, a low power level). The LEDs do not indicate minor alarms since user intervention is not required.
  • A major alarm (also called an IPMI critical or critical recoverable (CR) alarm) indicates that the system itself cannot correct the cause for the alarm and that intervention is required. For example, the cooling system cannot provide enough cooling to reduce the temperature. It could also mean that conditions (e.g. temperature) are approaching the outside limit of the allowed operating range. A critical threshold can also be an upper critical (UC) threshold (e.g. a high temperature or a high power level) or a lower critical (LC) threshold (e.g. a low power level).
  • A critical alarm (also called an IPMI non-recoverable (NR) alarm) indicates detection of a temperature or power level that is outside of the allowed operating range and could potentially cause physical damage.

LED status codes for ports

TYPE OF PORT STATE MEANING

Ethernet Ports Link / Activity

Green

Connected.

On FortiGate models with front-facing ports, this LED is to the left of the port. On FortiGate models with ports at the back of the device, this LED is in the upper row.

Flashing Green

Transmitting and receiving data.

Off

No link established.

SFP Ports

Green

Connected.

Flashing Green

Transmitting and receiving data.

Off

No link established.

Ethernet Ports Speed

Green

Connected at 1Gbps.

On FortiGate models with front-facing ports, this LED is to the right of the port. On FortiGate models with ports at the back of the device, this LED is in the lower row.

Amber

Connected at 100Mbps.

Off

Not connected or connected at 10Mbps.

LED specifications

The following section includes information regarding FortiGate LED status indicators.

Sample FortiGate faceplates

The faceplates indicate where the LEDs are typically found on desktop and mid-range FortiGate models.

FortiGate 60C

FortiGate 100D

FortiGate 30E

LED status codes

For more information about alarms, see About Alarm Levels.

LABEL

STATE MEANING

PWR

Green

Power is on.

Off

Power is off.

STA

Green

Normal status.

Flashing Green

Booting up. If the FortiGate has a reset button, this could also means that the reset button was used.

Red

The FortiGate has a critical alarm.

ALARM

Off

No alarms or the FortiGate has a minor alarm.

Amber

The FortiGate has a major alarm.

Red

The FortiGate has a critical alarm. The status LED will also be red.

HA

Green

FortiGate is operating in an FGCP HA cluster.

Red

A failover has occurred. The failover operation feature is not available in all models.

Off

HA not configured.

WIFI

Green

Wireless port is active.

Flashing Green

Wireless interface is transmitting and receiving data.

Off

Wireless interface is down.

About alarm levels

Minor, major, and critical alarms are defined based on IPMI, ATCA, and Telco standards for naming alarms.

  • A minor alarm (also called an IPMI non-critical (NC) alarm) indicates a temperature or a power level outside of the normal operating range that is not considered a problem. In the case of a minor temperature alarm, the system could respond by increasing fan speed. A non-critical threshold can be an upper non-critical (UNC) threshold (for example, a high temperature or a high power level) or a lower non-critical (LNC) threshold (for example, a low power level). The LEDs do not indicate minor alarms since user intervention is not required.
  • A major alarm (also called an IPMI critical or critical recoverable (CR) alarm) indicates that the system itself cannot correct the cause for the alarm and that intervention is required. For example, the cooling system cannot provide enough cooling to reduce the temperature. It could also mean that conditions (e.g. temperature) are approaching the outside limit of the allowed operating range. A critical threshold can also be an upper critical (UC) threshold (e.g. a high temperature or a high power level) or a lower critical (LC) threshold (e.g. a low power level).
  • A critical alarm (also called an IPMI non-recoverable (NR) alarm) indicates detection of a temperature or power level that is outside of the allowed operating range and could potentially cause physical damage.

LED status codes for ports

TYPE OF PORT STATE MEANING

Ethernet Ports Link / Activity

Green

Connected.

On FortiGate models with front-facing ports, this LED is to the left of the port. On FortiGate models with ports at the back of the device, this LED is in the upper row.

Flashing Green

Transmitting and receiving data.

Off

No link established.

SFP Ports

Green

Connected.

Flashing Green

Transmitting and receiving data.

Off

No link established.

Ethernet Ports Speed

Green

Connected at 1Gbps.

On FortiGate models with front-facing ports, this LED is to the right of the port. On FortiGate models with ports at the back of the device, this LED is in the lower row.

Amber

Connected at 100Mbps.

Off

Not connected or connected at 10Mbps.