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Chapter3 Bringing Up the Cisco IOS XR Software on a Multishelf System
Configuring the External Cisco Catalyst 6509 Switches
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Verifying the Catalyst Switch
As each rack in the multishelf system is brought up, verify that the Catalyst switch links are operating
correctly by completing the tasks in the following sections:
Verify the Interface Status, page 3-18
Verify Communication Between the Catalyst Switch and an LCC or FCC, page 3-18
Verify that the Links are Not Unidirectional, page 3-19

Verify the Interface Status

To verify that the interfaces are connected, enter the command show interfaces status. Enter the
command on a terminal connected to each Catalyst switch.
CAT6k-1# show interfaces status
Port Name Status Vlan Duplex Speed Type
Gi1/1 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/2 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/3 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/4 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/5 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/6 connected 1 full 1000 1000BaseLH
Gi1/7 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/8 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/9 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/10 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/11 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/12 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/13 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/14 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/15 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi1/16 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi5/1 disabled 1 full 1000 1000BaseSX
Gi5/2 connected routed a-full a-100 10/100/1000BaseT
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Verify Communication Between the Catalyst Switch and an LCC or FCC

To verify that the Catalyst switch is communicating with an LCC or FCC in forwarding mode, enter the
command show spanning tree.
This command displays the states of the spanning tree p orts. Verify that the ports used to connect the
DSC, remote LCC RP, and FCC SCGE are in the FWDG state.