I'm not sure how comprehensive it will be in your case, but Appendix A. Physical Connection Information of the Open Systems Adapter-Express Customer's Guide and Reference (SA22-7935-05) explains how to read the LEDs.
Regards, Kevin ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Vance Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 1:01 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z800 OSA GbENET LX card Hi, We have purchased a used z800 to use as our compiler server. The box came with one GbENET LX card. All our infrastructure is set-up for SX and not LX mode. Our hardware group added a IBM Mode Conditioning Patchcord to the connection on the z800 end. They did not use one at the switch end. I read in one of the manuals that the mode conditioning cable should be used at both ends, but the Hardware group said it should only be on the z800 end. They said the switch is set-up to take SX mode cable, so the patch cord is not needed. We can not get the OSA card to connect. When they dial into the switch, they do not see a connection on the two ports we are using. The card has a series of lights on it. The top half has an E0, D0, A0, B0, and a C0 light.The bottom half has a similar arrangement, but uses a '1' instead of a '0'. The only lights that are on are the A0 and A1, and they are flashing. I tried to find a book on-line that shows the z800 card, but I have not been able to find one. Do you think this issue is caused by the lack of the mode conditioning patchcord at both ends? Thanks, Ken Vance Amadeus
