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Cisco 10000 Series Routers Line Card Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 18 Troubleshooting the Installation
ATM Line Card Troubleshooting Information
The FAIL LED blinks at a
slower rate than 10 times per
second when the line card is
inserted into a slot.
The line card is experiencing an
error while trying to boot and is
either resetting itself or being
reset by the PRE.
The line card has been recognized
by Cisco IOS but is experiencing
an issue while running functional
code.
1. Be sure the ejector levers are
closed and the captive screws
tightened.
2. Carefully check both the line
card backplane connector and
chassis backplane connector
for bent or damaged pins. If
the line card has damaged
pins, replace the line card. If
the backplane connector has
damaged pins, replace the
chassis or temporarily move
the line card to another slot.
3. Remove the line card and put
it in another chassis slot.
4. Replace the line card.
YYY
The FAIL LED never turns
off after the line card has been
inserted. (The line card is not
coming up out of reset.)
The line card is not properly
seated.
Be sure the ejector levers are
closed and the captive screws
tightened.
YYY
Bad line card connector or bad
backplane connector.
1. Carefully check both the line
card backplane connector and
chassis backplane connector
for bent or damaged pins. If
the line card has damaged
pins, replace the line card. If
the backplane connector has
damaged pins, replace the
chassis or temporarily move
the line card to another slot.
2. Remove the line card and put
it in another chassis slot.
Cisco IOS is configured to hold
the card in reset.
Verify that the slot is not being
held in reset by the Cisco IOS
configuration.
Defective line card. Replace the line card.
Table 18-1 ATM Line Card Troubleshooting Information (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action
OC-3/
STM-1
ATM
E3/
DS3
ATM
OC-12
ATM