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SwitchBlade x3112 Installation Guide
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Ethernet Line Cards
A quick and easy way to check the overall heath of the Ethernet line cards
in the chassis is by examining the SBx STATUS LEDs on the control card.
(If the chassis has two control cards, you may use the LEDs on either
card.) There are twelve LEDs, one for each slot. The LEDs are numbered
0 to 11, just like the slots. The cards in the slots are operating normally
when the LEDs are green. The Ethernet line card in slot 8 of the chassis,
for example, is operating properly when the SBx STATUS LED 8 on the
control card is solid green.
If you suspect a problem with an Ethernet line card or control card, try the
following:
If all the L/A LEDs on the card are off, try pressing the eco-friendly
button on the active master control card to verify that the LEDs on
the line cards are on.
Check the card’s status LED in the SBx STATUS LEDs on the
control card. If the LED is flashing amber, the card is initializing its
management software. Wait one to two minutes for the card to
complete the process. If the LED does not change to green, try
installing the line card in a different slot. If the problem remains, the
card cannot complete the initialization process. Try installing the
card in another chassis with a different control card.
If the card’s status LED in the SBx STATUS LEDs on the control
card is solid amber, the card might not be able to boot up because
the control card does not have its load file. For example, you would
see this problem if you installed the AT-SBx31XS6 Line Card,
which requires release 15.1 or later, in a chassis with a control card
that has release 14.2. To correct the problem, update the
management software on the control card to the latest release.
A line card may not boot properly if the load file has not be set
correctly with the SET CARD PREFLOAD command on the active
master control card.
Here are some other steps to try:
Check that the card is completely installed in the slot and that the
front plate is flush with the front of the chassis.
Try resetting the card with the RESTART CARD command. The
example of the command restarts the card in slot 2:
officer SEC>> restart card 2
You will be prompted as follows - enter y for YES:
Do you really want to restart card 2 (Y/N)? y