Displaying The Status Of Cards In The Node; Table 29-2 Card Status For The Bpx Switch - Cisco BPX-BXM-155-8DX Installation And Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting the BPX Switch
Table 29-1 Troubleshooting the BPX Switch (continued)
Symptom
BCC LAN LED flashing
No BCC card LED on.

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 29-2. Refer to the Cisco WAN
Switching Command Reference for more information on the Display Cards command.

Table 29-2 Card Status for the BPX Switch

Card Type
All card types
BCC
Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
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Probable Cause
Normal for node connected to
NMS terminal over Ethernet.
If it does not flash, there may
be problems with node to
NMS data path.
Preparing to download new
software (momentary
condition).
Command issued to run a
software rev. that was not
available in the network.
1
Status
Active
Active - F
Standby
Standby - F
Standby - T
Standby - F -T
Failed
Unavailable
Down
Empty
Same status as for all card types, plus:
Updating
Cleared
Remedy
Check that the cabling to the NMS is firmly connected to the
LAN port on the LM-BCC back card. An alternate
connection is to the control port.
Wait for download to begin.
Check that proper s/w rev. is available on another node or on
NMS.
Description
Active card.
Active card with no terminal failure.
Standby card.
Standby card with no terminal failure.
Standby card performing diagnostics.
Standby card with no terminal failure performing
diagnostics.
Card with terminal failure.
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.
Downed card.
No card in that slot.
Standby BCC downloading the network configuration from
an active BCC.
Note: Red FAIL LED flashes during updating.
BCC is preparing to become active.
Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
Chapter 29 Troubleshooting