Cisco Systems 11500 Series manual Hardware Initialization and Power-On Diagnostics

Chapter 3 Booting and Configuring the CSS

Booting the CSS for the First Time

Note When you initially boot a CSS with two PCMCIA disk drives, the drive in slot 0 contains the directories for the system software and the log files. After you log in to the CSS, you can configure the drive in slot 1 for use through the map commands, as described in the Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide.

Hardware Initialization and Power-On Diagnostics

When you boot the CSS, it initializes the hardware and performs power-on diagnostics. The CSS displays the following messages (shown for the CSS 11503 and CSS 11506):

Locked boot flash.

Validating operational boot flash, please wait...

Operational boot flash valid. Jumping to operational boot flash.

Copyright 2002(c), Cisco Systems, Inc.

Operational boot flash.

Attaching interrupt handlers...Done.

Master SCM.

Built Jun 22 2002 @ 15:14:20

Version x.xx Build xx

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

Press <ESC> to enter the Diagnostic Monitor

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *...

Ran 1 times, x tests. Detected 0 errors.

During this time, the Status LEDs on the CSS 11501 or on each CSS 11503 or CSS 11506 module blink and change color to indicate the stages of the boot process. The left Status LED is bicolor, green or red. The right Status LED is amber.

Note The Ethernet connectors on the CSS 11501 and the 8- and 16-port Fast Ethernet Modules on the CSS 11503 or CSS 11506 do not have Status LEDs. They have Link and Duplex LEDs that indicate the state of the connection.

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