Cisco 7500 Series Environmental Monitoring - Cisco 7500 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
The following sections provide information on environmental monitoring, temperature and voltage
thresholds, and environmental reporting functions in the Cisco 7500 series routers:
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Cisco 7500 Series Environmental Monitoring

The temperature of the cooling air that flows through the processor slots is monitored by three sensors
on the RSP: inlet, hotpoint, and exhaust.
The power supply DC voltages are monitored by the chassis interface (CI) and indicated by the systems
as Normal, Critical, and Warning levels, as follows:
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Processor shutdown occurs when the chassis interface detects a temperature or blower-failure condition
that could result in physical damage to system components and has disabled DC power to all interface
processors. DC power to the RSP, chassis interface, and fans or blower stays on, but no RSP-related
processing takes place. Immediate action is required. DC power remains off until the inside temperature
of the chassis reaches 40°C (104°F), at which point the system will restart, up to 15 times (if required).
After the fifteenth restart, if the source of the shutdown has not been corrected, the system will execute
a hard shutdown. Before any shutdown, the system logs the status of monitored parameters in NVRAM
so that you can retrieve it later to help determine the cause of the problem.
Power supply shutdown occurs when an out-of-tolerance voltage, current, or temperature condition is
detected within the power supply and it is shut down (or a shutdown is imminent). All DC power remains
disabled until you toggle the power switch and correct the problem that caused the shutdown (if any).
This shutdown typically occurs for one of the following reasons:
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In the Cisco 7513 and Cisco 7513-MX, a hard shutdown is achieved by disabling the power source. In
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the Cisco 7576, both routers share the same power source. In the Cisco 7576, when one router senses a
problem requiring a hard shutdown, the RSP and all interface processors installed in that router (only)
are powered off. In the first 14 temperature cycles, the RSP and IPs are powered back on once the
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Normal—All monitored parameters are within normal tolerances. The system blower operates at
55 percent of its maximum speed if the internal air temperature does not exceed this level.
Warning (low and high)—The system is approaching an out-of-tolerance condition. The system will
continue to operate, but we recommend that you monitor the system and take action to bring the
system back to a normal state. If the internal air temperature is above the normal range, the blower
speed will increase linearly from 55 percent of maximum speed until it reaches 100 percent speed
at 33°C (91°F).
Critical (low and high)—An out-of-tolerance temperature or voltage condition exists. The system
may not continue operation. If a voltage measurement reaches this level, the power supply can shut
down the system. If the blower fails, the system will display a warning message and shut down in 2
minutes. Immediate operator action is required.
Loss of AC or DC input power occurred (the power source failed).
Power supply detected an overvoltage, overcurrent, AC or DC undervoltage, or overtemperature
condition within the power supply. This includes operator shutdown by turning off the system power
switch, which the power supply interprets as an undervoltage condition.
The chassis interface detected an overtemperature condition within the system.
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