Status Led On But Idsm-2 Does Not Come Online; Cannot Communicate With Idsm-2 Command And Control Port - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting IDSM-2

Status LED On But IDSM-2 Does Not Come Online

If the status indicator is on, but IDSM-2 does not come online, try the following troubleshooting tips:
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To enable IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the console.
Step 2 Make sure IDSM-2 is enabled:
router# show module
Step 3 If the status does not read
router# set module enable module_number
Step 4 If IDSM-2 still does not come online, reset it:
router# reset module_number
Wait for about 5 minutes for IDSM-2 to come online.
If IDSM-2 still does not come online, make sure the hardware and operating system are ok:
Step 5
router# show test module_number
If the
Step 6
If the
Step 7
For the procedure, see

Cannot Communicate With IDSM-2 Command and Control Port

If you cannot communicate with the IDSM-2 command and control port, the command and control port
may not be in the correct VLAN.
To communicate with the command and control port of IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Log in to the console.
Step 1
Make sure you can ping the command port from any other system.
Step 2
Make sure the IP address, mask, and gateway settings are correct:
Step 3
router# show configuration
Make sure the command and control port is in the correct VLAN:
Step 4
For Catalyst software:
cat6k> (enable) show port 6/8
* = Configured MAC Address
# = 802.1X Authenticated Port Name.
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Reset IDSM-2.
Make sure IDSM-2 is installed properly in the switch.
If the hard-disk drive status has failed, reimage the application partition.
, enable IDSM-2:
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status reads , make sure IDSM-2 is firmly connected in the switch.
port fail
status reads , you must reimage the application partition.
hdd fail
Installing the IDSM-2 System Image, page
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