Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8)
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Monitor System Components
Table 5 describes the CP blade LED patterns and the recommended
actions for those patterns.
Table 5 CP blade LED descriptions (page 1 of 2)
LED purpose Color Status Recommended action
Power Steady green CP blade is on. No action required.
No light (LED is off) CP blade is not on. Ensure that the blade is firmly seated
and has power.
Status No light (LED is off) CP blade is either healthy or
does not have power.
Verify that the power LED is on.
Steady amber CP blade is faulty or the
switch is still booting.
Ensure that the blade is firmly seated
and the switch has completed booting.
If LED remains yellow, contact EMC
Customer Service.
Slow-flashing amber (on 2
seconds; then off 2 seconds)
CP blade is not seated
correctly or is faulty.
Pull the blade out and reseat it. If the
LED continues to flash, replace the
blade.
Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2
second; then off 1/2 second)
Environmental range
exceeded.
Check for out-of-bounds environmental
condition and correct it.
Ethernet Link
Status
No light (LED is off) Either an Ethernet link is not
detected, or it does not have
incoming power.
Ensure that the blade has power, the
Ethernet cable is firmly seated, and the
connected device is functioning.
Flickering green/amber Ethernet link is healthy and
traffic is flowing through port.
No action required.
Ethernet Link
Speed
No light (LED is off) Ethernet link speed is 10
Mbps or CP blade does not
have incoming power.
Ensure that the CP has power.
Note: To force a persistent Ethernet
link speed, enter the ifModeSet
command.
Steady green Ethernet link speed is
100/1000 Mbps.
No action required.
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