Robert Hicks wrote:

>
> Vishwas Pai wrote:
>> Robert Hicks wrote:
>> > I moved my server 20ft. and when I tried to bring it up I have warning
>> > lights on the front. I look at the back and the NIC light shows
>> > "orange" for the status and the activity light is blinking. The LAN guy
>> > hooked a tester up and the cable is good and the switch it is in shows
>> > the port is good plus he can see the other servers on that segment. I
>> > moved 3 servers and this one is the only one not coming up. I tried to
>> > GOOGLE for "orange status light" but nothing.
>>
>>
>> What is the server model/OS rev? If you search for
>> your server model on docs.hp.com, it can give you
>> more explanation on the front warning light.
>>
>> Is the system booting and inaccessible via network ?
>> or it is not booting at all ?
>>
>> AFAIK, in 10/100 NIC cards amber status is collision
>> or degraded speed. On 100/1000 NIC amber status is
>> 1000Mb setting.
>>
>> --vishwas.
>
> It is a 2470 and I am running 11.11 on it. I am guessing the system is
> booting but I can only connect via console and I cannot ping it over
> the network. However in console I can only get to the GSP prompt.
>
> Nothing has change except its position on the data floor. I am going to
> try a few things (I am leaning toward the NIC crapping out) but I will
> check back here for any suggestions.
>
> Robert

I know I've booted a machine without a network cable in the NIC, and there
was nothing I could do other than a reboot. Almost as if the machine
checked for a link, didnt find one, and disabled the card. This has
happened to me more than once, on a K460.