Installation Guide

2. Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings listed in Attaching a PC or terminal to
the console port or Ethernet port on page 171, make sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port
you attached to the console port.
When you see this prompt (MLX-16# or MLX-32#), you are connected to the system and can display module status using the
CLI. Enter the show module command at any CLI level.
MLX-32# show module
Module Status Ports Starting MAC
M1 (upper): MLX Series Mgmt Module Active
M2 (lower):
F0: MLX Series Switch Fabric Module Active
S1:
S2:
S3:
S4: MLX Series 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S5: MLX Series 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S6: MLX Series 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S7:
S8:
The Status column shows the module status. The management module status can be one of the following:
• ACTIVE - The module is currently the active management module.
• STANDBY - The module is currently the standby management module.
• COMING UP - The module is coming up as the standby module. This status occurs if the standby management module
becomes the active module during a switch over.
The switch fabric module status can be one of the following:
• ACTIVE - The module is up and running.
• BAD - The management module cannot initialize the switch fabric module.
An interface module status can be one of the following:
• CARD_STATE_INIT - The system detects the module but the module is not up and running yet.
• CARD_STATE_BOOT - The module is booting.
• CARD_STATE_INTERACTIVE - The module is booting from interactive mode.
• CARD_STATE_LP_SYNC - The software images are synchronized between the management module and interface module.
• CARD_STATE_SYNC - The system is currently synchronizing the software image between the management module and
interface module.
• CARD_STATE_SOFTWARE_LOADED - The module has loaded the software image.
• CARD_STATE_POWER_OFF - The module does not have power.
• CARD_STATE_UP - The module is operating normally.
• CARD_STATE_FAILED - The management module was unable to bring up an interface module. If you see this status,
make certain that the interface module is installed properly. For more information, refer to Installing the MLXe-16 router
modules on page 115 or Installing modules in the MLXe-32 router on page 152.
• CARD_DOWN_REASON_ explanation - The module is in a nonfunctional state. This status appears with an explanation for
why the module is down. For example, CARD_DOWN_REASON_BOOT_FAILED. If the explanation does not help you resolve
the problem, contact technical support and provide the explanation included with this status.
Verifying proper operation
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