Cisco Systems 11500 Series manual Troubleshooting the Boot Process, Diagnostic Tests for Hardware

Appendix C Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the Boot Process

Troubleshooting the Boot Process

There are three phases in the boot process during which the CSS runs diagnostic tests on the hardware and checks the boot configuration. With the CSS 11501, the internal motherboard boots all components in the chassis and verifies that they are properly functioning. With the CSS 11503 and CSS 11506, the SCM boots each module in the chassis and verifies that the module is functioning properly. During any of these phases, the CSS reports problems through error messages.

The following sections provide information on:

•Diagnostic Tests for Hardware

•OffDM Verification of the Boot Configuration Record and Disk

•CSS 11501 Boot and Verification

•SCM Boot and Verification of the Modules

For information about the boot process, refer to Chapter 3, Booting and

Configuring the CSS.

Diagnostic Tests for Hardware

At the beginning of the boot process, the CSS performs diagnostic tests on the hardware. When the CSS powers up, it displays the following messages (shown for the CSS 11503 and CSS 11506).

BootRom...booting

Copyright 1998 (c), Cisco Systems, Inc.

Locked boot flash.

Validating operational boot flash, please wait...

Operational boot flash valid. Jumping to operational boot flash.

Copyright 1998 (c), Cisco Systems, Inc.

Operational boot flash.

Attaching interrupt handlers...Done.

Master SCM.

Built Jun 22 2001 @ 15:14:20

Version x.xx Build xx

Then the hardware goes through a series of power-on self-tests on the CSS 11501 components or on the CSS 11503 or CSS 11506 modules, chassis, and backplane. The asterisks that appear indicate the completion of each test.

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