Entering the Monitor

C-3

 

If an error occurs while the server is running its software, the server

 

automatically accesses the monitor. At this point, 3Com or your network

 

supplier may ask you to perform a memory dump. For information on

 

memory dumps, refer to “Memory Dump Procedures” on page 6-5.

Using the Hardware

You can use this method of accessing the monitor even if the server

Interrupt Switch

becomes nonfunctional.

 

CAUTION: Do not press the hardware interrupt switch while the Self

 

Test LED is on. Doing so can corrupt memory or firmware

 

configurations. This LED can take up to a minute to go out.

 

Using a nonconductive object such as a plastic stylus, press the hardware

 

interrupt switch. The hardware interrupt switch is located on the server’s

 

left side (viewed from the front of the server) close to the rear, as shown

 

in Figure 1-2 on page 1-4. The switch is recessed into a round hole to

 

protect it from being pressed unintentionally.

 

WARNING: Use only a nonconductive object such as a plastic stylus to

 

press the hardware interrupt switch. Do not use the tip of a pencil.

 

Graphite particles can cause electrical shock to the operator and can

 

damage components on the server’s circuit boards.

 

The following message appears:

 

3Com Corporation CS/2000 Series Monitor

 

>

 

If you are pressing the hardware interrupt switch because the server has

 

become nonfunctional, enter the following command:

 

k

 

Entering this command performs a soft reset, which resets the monitor’s

 

stack and internal variables and the Ethernet and serial controllers. At

 

this point, 3Com or your network supplier may ask you to perform a

 

memory dump. For information on memory dumps, refer to “Memory

 

Dump Procedures” on page 6-5.

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3Com CS/2500 Memory dumps, refer to Memory Dump Procedures on, 2 on page 1-4. The switch is recessed into a round hole to