Troubleshooting

 

 

Diagnosing with the LEDs

 

 

 

Tip

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

The port may be

Use the switch console to see if the port is part of a dynamic trunk (through the LACP

 

improperly

feature) or to see if Spanning Tree is enabled on the switch, and to see if the port may

 

configured, or

have been put into a “blocking” state by those features. The show lacp command displays

 

the port may be in

the port status for the LACP feature; the show spanning-treecommand displays the port

 

a “blocking”

status for Spanning Tree.

 

state by the

Also check the Port Status screen using the show interfaces command to see if the port

 

normal operation

has been configured as “disabled”.

 

of the Spanning

Other switch features that may affect the port operation include VLANs and IGMP. Use

 

Tree, LACP, or

 

the switch console to see how the port is configured for these features.

 

IGMP features.

 

For software troubleshooting tips, see the chapter “Troubleshooting” in the Management

 

 

 

 

and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com/

 

 

manuals.

 

 

Make sure also, the device at the other end of the connection is indicating a good link to

 

 

the switch. If it is not, the problem may be with the cabling between the devices or the

 

 

connectors on the cable.

 

 

 

A power supply

Check the back of the switch to see which power supply has failed. The failed power

 

has failed in a

supply LED will be blinking. Replace the failed power supply. Once the failed power supply

 

multi-power

is removed the LEDs will return to normal. If only one supply is inserted, try power cycling

 

supply switch.

the switch. If the fault reoccurs, the power supply may need to be replaced. If there are

 

 

two power supplies inserted but only one is connected, to remove the fault either connect

 

 

power to the other supply or remove it.

 

 

 

The switch has

Check to ensure the fans are functioning correctly.

 

overheated.

 

 

 

 

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