Solving Hardware Problems | 55 |
Solving Hardware | In the rare event of your Switch unit experiencing a hardware failure, |
Problems | refer to the list of suggested solutions below. |
| An expansion module is installed and the unit will not power up |
| Ensure that the expansion module is fully seated in the slot and the |
| connectors are engaged so that the securing screws can be tightened. |
| A fan failure warning message is received |
| Your Switch has a fan monitoring system that will generate fan failure |
| warning messages. Fan failure could potentially reduce the lifetime of the |
| Switch. The monitoring system polls the fan status at periodic intervals |
| while the unit is powered up. |
| Should one fan failure occur in the Switch, a warning message will be |
| generated in the following ways: |
| ■ RMON Email Notification — If configured, you will receive |
| notification of the fan failure via email, SMS (Short Message Service), |
| or pager. |
| ■ RMON Trap — If configured, an RMON trap is generated and sent to |
| the management workstation. |
| For further information about RMON, refer to “Chapter 7: Status |
| Monitoring and Statistics” in the Switch Implementation Guide supplied |
| in PDF format on the |
If more than one fan fails in the Switch, a warning message will be generated by RMON Email Notification, RMON Trap and also in the following ways:
■Command Line Interface — An indication of a general hardware failure is provided through the Top level menu displayed when logging on to the CLI. For more detailed information about the failure select the system summary command.
■Web interface — An indication of fan failure is provided through the Device Summary table for the specific unit. In addition all Summary tables turn red to indicate the fan failure.