Cisco Systems 8600 Series manual Displaying the Status of Cards in the Node, Bcc

Troubleshooting the BPX Switch

Displaying the Status of Cards in the Node

When a card indicates a failed condition on the alarm summary screen, use the Display Cards

(dspcds) command to display the status of the circuit cards on a node. The information displayed for each card type includes the card slot number, software revision level, and the status of the card. The possible status description for each card type are listed in Table 11-2.Refer to the Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference for more information on the Display Cards command.

Table 11-2	Card Status for the BPX Switch
Card Type	Status1	Description
All card types	Active	Active card.
	Active - F	Active card with no terminal failure.
	Standby	Standby card.
	Standby - F	Standby card with no terminal failure.
	Standby - T	Standby card performing diagnostics.
	Standby - F -T	Standby card with no terminal failure performing diagnostics.
	Failed	Card with terminal failure.
	Unavailable	Card is present but it may be in one of the following states:
		a. The node does not recognize the card.
		b. The card is running diagnostics.
	Down	Downed card.
	Empty	No card in that slot.
BCC	Same status as for all card types, plus:
	Updating	Standby BCC downloading the network configuration from an
		active BCC.
		Note: Red FAIL LED flashes during updating.
	Cleared	BCC is preparing to become active.
	Downloading	There are downloader commands that appear when the system
	Software	is down- loading software to the BCC.
	Minor	BCC Redundancy alarm indicates node is configured for
		redundancy but no standby BCC is equipped.

1.Cards with an F status (no terminal failure) are activated only when necessary. Cards with a failed status are never activated.

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