Cisco Systems Document ID: 15942 manual Switches Are Unresponsive, Disable Clear Existing Port Map

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You can also access this from

 

 

 

http://<BBSM_IP_Address:9488>/WEBConfig/switches.asp

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2.

Disable any switches that do not need the port map

 

 

 

updated.

 

 

3.

Use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the port

 

 

 

map page in order to scroll to the affected site.

 

 

4.

Disable Clear Existing Port Map.

 

 

5.

Click on the Port Map link at the top of the

 

 

 

WEBConfig page.

 

 

6.

Verify that all other data is correct based on the

 

 

 

property settings.

 

 

7.

Click Generate.

 

 

8.

Re−enable all switches that were disabled in Step 2.

 

 

9.

Attempt to connect a client in order to see whether the

 

 

 

problem is resolved.

 

 

 

 

 

If the BBSM server is part of a Building Broadband Service

 

Note:

Director (BBSD) network, the port map can be restored if no

 

changes have occurred on site since the last valid backup was

 

 

 

 

performed. See the BBSD documentation on how to perform

 

 

this restoration.

 

 

 

 

Caution:

If existing switches are not temporarily disabled durind a port

 

map update, the existing port map is erased and the entire

 

 

 

 

property has to be remapped.

 

 

 

 

Cause 3

The SNMP read−write community string on the switch does not

 

 

match the BBSM server.

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

 

 

3

Change the SNMP read−write community string to match both

 

 

 

 

Cause 4

the server and the switch. Refer to the for more information.

 

A previously configured switch has lost its configuration.

 

 

 

Resolution

Reconfigure the switch with the correct IP parameters. These

 

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parameters can be obtained from an up−to−date copy of the

 

 

 

 

network diagram.

 

Note:

An on−site technician must perform this step.

 

 

 

Switches Are Unresponsive

 

One of these symptoms occurs:

 

∙ Users are unable to receive a DHCP

Symptoms

address.

 

∙ Support personnel cannot ping or telnet to

 

a switch.

 

∙ All switches located downstream of a

 

common base switch are unreachable.

 

 

Cause

All of these symptoms indicate that a network

 

switch was disconnected. The problem could be a

 

bad Ethernet cable, an unplugged Ethernet or

 

power cable, or the switch itself could

 

 

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