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Cisco 10000 Series Routers Line Card Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 18 Troubleshooting the Installation
Channelized Line Cards 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 Y Y
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 Y Y
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 18-2 Channelized Line Card Troubleshooting Information
Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action
Ch.
T3
HH
Ch.
E1/T1
Ch.
OC-12/
STM-4
Ch.
OC-3/
STM-1
Ch.
T3