Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual

NIC indicator codes

The NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information about the network activity and link status. The activity LED indicates whether the NIC is currently connected or not. The link LED indicates the speed of the connected network.

1. link indicator
2. activity indicator

Table 1. NIC indicatorsThe following table describes about NIC Indicator codes.

Convention	Status	Condition
A	Link and activity indicators are off.	The NIC is not connected to the network.
B	Link indicator is green.	The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps).
C	Link indicator is amber	The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port speed.
D	Activity indicator is flashing. green	Network data is being sent or received.