Troubleshooting Supervisor Engines - Cisco CAtalyst 4500 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Supervisor Engines

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This section only addresses problems with hardware. Problems with features or
configuration are not covered here. Refer for your software configuration guide
and release notes for information on configuring features or identifying known
problems.
Table 5-2 describes the supervisor engine LEDs. Check the LEDs on your
supervisor and compare them to the described LED behaviors.
Table 5-2 Supervisor Engine LEDs
LED Color/State
STATUS
Green
Red
Orange
Off
UTILIZATION Green 1–100%
LINK
Green
Orange
Flashing orange
Off
Troubleshooting Supervisor Engines
Description
Indicates the results of a series of self-tests.
All diagnostic tests passed.
A test failed.
System boot or diagnostic test is in
progress.
Module is disabled.
If the switch is operational, this display
indicates the current traffic load over the
backplane (as an approximate percentage).
Indicates the status of the 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet management port or uplink ports.
The link is operational.
The link is disabled by user.
The power-on self-test indicates a faulty
port.
No signal is detected or there is a link
configuration failure.
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