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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
Chapter29 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the BPX Switch
Displaying the Status of Cards in the Node
When a card indicates a failed condition on the alarm summary screen, use the Display Cards (dspcds)
command to display the status of the circuit cards on a node. The information displayed for each card
type includes the card slot number, software revision level, and the status of the card.
The possible status description for each card type are listed in Table 29-2. Refer to the Cisco WAN
Switching Command Reference for more information on the Display Cards command.
BCC LAN LED flashing Normal for nodeconnectedto
NMS terminal over Ethernet.
If it does not flash, there may
be problems with node to
NMS data path.
Check that the cabling to the NMS is firmly connected to the
LAN port on the LM-BCC back card. An alternate
connection is to the control port.
No BCC card LED on. Preparing to download new
software (momentary
condition).
Wait for download to begin.
Command issued to run a
software rev. that was not
available in the network.
Check that proper s/w rev. is available on another node or on
NMS.
Table 29-1 Troubleshooting the BPX Switch (continued)
Symptom Probable Cause Remedy
Table 29-2 Card Status for the BPX Switch
Card Type Status
1
Description
All card types Active Active card.
Active - F Active card with no terminal failure.
Standby Standby card.
Standby - F Standby card with no terminal failure.
Standby - T Standby card performing diagnostics.
Standby - F -T Standby card with no terminal failure performing
diagnostics.
Failed Card with terminal failure.
Unavailable Card is present but it may be in one of the following states:
a. The node does not recognize the card.
b. The card is running diagnostics.
Down Downed card.
Empty Nocardinthatslot.
BCC Same status as for all card types, plus:
Updating Standby BCC downloading the network configuration from
an active BCC.
Note: Red FAIL LED flashes during updating.
Cleared BCC is preparing to become active.