Verifying and Troubleshooting the Installation

Table 18

Alphanumeric LED Messages During a Typical Initialization Sequence (continued)

 

 

 

 

LED Display1

 

Meaning

Source

IOS

 

Line card is obtaining the Cisco IOS version.

RP IOS software

VGET2

 

 

 

IOS

 

Line card is enabled and ready for use.

RP IOS software

RUN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOS

 

Cisco IOS software is being launched.

RP IOS software

STRT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOS

 

Cisco IOS software is transitioning to active.

RP IOS software

TRAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOS

 

Cisco IOS software is running.

RP IOS software

UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.The entire LED sequence shown in Table 18 might occur too quickly for you to read; therefore, this sequence is provided in this tabular form as a baseline for how a line card should function at startup.

2.This LED sequence only appears in Cisco IOS release 12.0(24)S or later.

3.The fabric downloader loads the Cisco IOS software image onto the line card.

Table 19 lists other messages displayed on the line card alphanumeric LED displays.

 

 

 

 

Table 19

Other Alphanumeric LED Messages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED Display

 

Meaning

Source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAL

 

Line card malfunction reported by field diagnostics.

RP

 

 

 

 

FUNC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISM

 

Line card type mismatch in paired slots.

RP

 

 

 

 

ATCH1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR

 

Line card has been newly powered on.

RP

 

 

 

 

STRT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR

 

Line card is powered on.

RP

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

In reset.

RP

 

 

 

 

RSET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSET

 

Reset complete.

RP

 

 

 

 

DONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBUS

 

MBus agent downloading.

RP

 

 

 

 

DNLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBUS

 

MBus agent download complete.

RP

 

 

 

 

DONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROMI

 

Acquisition of ROM image complete.

RP

 

 

 

 

DONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSTR

 

Waiting for mastership determination.

RP

 

 

 

 

WAIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOK

 

Waiting for slot clock configuration.

RP

 

 

 

 

WAIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems XR 12000 Series specifications Vget IOS

XR 12000 Series specifications

The Cisco Systems XR 12000 Series routers are designed to meet the demands of modern networking environments, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability for service providers and large enterprises. This series is engineered to deliver advanced features that facilitate a range of applications, including core routing, edge services, and data center interconnect.

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