5.1Troubleshooting CMCs

The chassis management controllers (CMCs) have several status LEDs that can provide some troubleshooting assistance. See TABLE 5-1.

TABLE 5-1CMC Status LEDs

Glyph

Name

Color

State and Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

Attention

Amber

On – A fault has been detected.

 

 

 

Off – Normal operation.

 

 

 

Flashing – A critical error has happened.

 

Ready-to-Remove

Blue

On – CMC is ready to be removed.

 

 

 

Off – Do not remove the CMC.

 

 

 

Flashing – No function.

 

OK

Green

On – CMC is operating normally.

 

 

 

Off – No power is being supplied to the CMC.

 

 

 

Flashing – No function.

N/A

NET MGT Link

Green

On – Link is operating as a 100 Mbps connection.

 

(right)

 

Off – Link is operating as a 10/100 Mbps connection.

 

 

 

Flashing – No function.

N/A

NET MGT Activity

Amber

On – Link is established.

 

(left)

 

Off – No link established.

 

 

 

Flashing – Activity on the port.

 

 

 

 

Additionally, the following commands can help troubleshooting CMCs:

i2ctest

clia shmstatus

clia sensordata

clia getfruledstate

5.2Powering Off CMCs

So long as standby power is present, the CMCs are on. A CMC can’t be powered off, but it can be deactivated with the clia deactivate command. Deactivating means to stop administration from that CMC.

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