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This chapter provides information and instructions for understanding the boot process, applying power to the chassis, and verifying that the installation was successful. This chapter assumes that the ASR 5000 chassis, its sub-components, as well as application and line cards Important have been physically installed.
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8 and 9, power is quickly applied to the SPIOs in slots 24 and 25. Step 2 During the startup process, each card performs a series of Power-On Self Tests (POSTs) to ensure that the hardware is ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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Make sure a card or blanking panel is installed in every chassis slot at all times. After the system successfully boots and the initial configuration is applied, the system is ready to be configured or offer services. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Optional. If the circuit breaker on your PFU is equipped with a locking clip, lock the circuit breaker in place. Move the breaker's locking clip to the left until the clip's inside tang is recessed in the breaker's actuator opening. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
LEDs on the various cards to verify the installation. Checking the LED on the PFU Each PFU has a single status LED labeled POWER. This LED is green during normal operating conditions. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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If all of the above suggestions have been verified, then it is likely that the PFU is not functional. Please contact your service representative. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Checking the LEDs on the SMC(s) Checking the LEDs on the SMC(s) Each SMC is equipped with the following LEDs as shown in the following figure: • Run/Fail • Active • Standby • Status • Service • Busy ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
The SMC's Run/Fail LED indicates the overall status of the card. This LED is illuminated steady green for normal operation. If the LED is not green, use the troubleshooting information in the table to diagnose the problem. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Card is active None needed for the SMC in slot 8. If green for the SMC in slot 9, verify that the SMC in slot 8 is installed properly according to the instructions in this document. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
POST test results are positive. If it is off, refer to Run/Fail LED States, on page 8 for troubleshooting information. Card in Active Mode Check the state of the Active LED. If it is green, the card is in active mode. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
PFU outage etc.) None Card is not receiving No maintenance needed. power SMC Busy LED States The Busy LEDs on the SMCs indicate that there is activity on one of their memory devices: • CompactFlash module ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
No maintenance needed. not in use. Checking the LEDs on Packet Processing Cards Each packet processing card is equipped with status LEDs as shown in the following figure: • Run/Fail • Active • Standby • Status • Service ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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The packet processing card's Run/Fail LED indicates the overall status of the card. This LED is illuminated steady green during normal operation. If the LED is not green, use the troubleshooting information in the table to diagnose the problem. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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Table 9: Packet Processing Card Active LED States Color Description Troubleshooting Green Card is active The first time power is applied to the system, all of the packet processing cards should be booted into the standby mode. Therefore, this LED should be off. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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PSCA, PSC2, PSC3 and PPC Run/Fail LED States, on page 13 for troubleshooting information. Card is in Active Mode Check the state of the Active LED. If it is green, the card is in active mode. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
The SPIO's Run/ Fail LED indicates the overall status of the card. This LED is illuminated steady green for normal operation. If the LED is not green, use the troubleshooting information in the table to diagnose the problem. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Color Description Troubleshooting Green Card is active None needed for SPIO in slot 24. If green for SPIO in slot 25, verify that SPIO in slot 24 is installed according to the instructions in this document. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
During system startup, some Link and/or Activity LEDs may momentarily illuminate. This activity is normal and does not indicate any network link or data transfer status. The line card has not yet been initialized and placed into a stable operational state by the system. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Checking the LEDs on the Ethernet Line Cards This section describes the LEDs for the following Ethernet cards: • Fast Ethernet 10/100 Line Card (FLC2) • Gigabit Ethernet 1000 (GLC2) • Quad Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (QGLC) ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Verify that the card is properly installed per the instructions in this document. If all of the above suggestions have been verified, it is possible that the line card is not functional. Please contact your service representative. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
The line card installed in the lower-rear chassis slot behind the packet processing card enters standby mode. If the LED is not green, use the troubleshooting information in the table to diagnose the problem. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Table 19: Ethernet Line Card Interface Link LED States 10 Color Description Troubleshooting Green Link is up None needed. NOTE: This LED will not indicate the presence of a network link until the interface parameters are set during the software configuration process. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
None needed if there is no activity on the link. Prior to the link configuration, this is normal operation. Checking the Card-Level LEDs on the Optical (ATM) Line Card Each Optical (ATM) line card (OLC2) is equipped with card-level status LEDs: • Run/Fail • Active • Standby ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Card powered with Errors were detected during the POSTs. It is likely that the errors error(s) detected were logged to the system's command line interface during the boot process. Refer to the System Administration Guide for troubleshooting information. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
For example, if this LED is green for a line card in slot 33, verify that the line card in slot 17 is installed properly. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Check the state of the Active LED. If it is green, the card is in standby mode. Refer to the System Administration Guide for information configuring the card to serve as a redundant component. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Off when there is no alarm for this port. Yellow Alarm Yellow (ON) Illuminates when the port is receiving a signal indicating a problem at the remote end, for example, RDI. Off when there is no alarm for this port. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
• Run/Fail • Active • Standby The location of these LEDs is displayed in the figure below. The various states are described in the following three tables. Figure 7: Card-Level Status LEDs for the Channelized Line Card ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
The line card installed in the lower-rear chassis slot behind the packet processing card enters standby mode. If the LED is not green, use the troubleshooting information in the table to diagnose the problem. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
None needed for line cards installed in slots 33 through 39 and mode 42 through 48 after configuration. If green for line cards installed in slots 17 through 23 and 26 through 32, refer to the System Administration Guide for troubleshooting information. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
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Each CLC2 provides alarm and link LEDs that indicate the status of each port. These LEDs are located at the bottom of the front panel, as illustrated in the figure below. Figure 8: Alarm/Link LEDs for the Channelized Line Card ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Off indicates that there is no SFP module plugged into the port. Checking the LEDs on the RCC(s) Each RCC is equipped with status LEDs shown in the following figure: • Run/Fail • Active • Standby ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Card powered with no None needed. errors detected Card powered with Errors were detected during the POSTs. It is likely that the errors error(s) detected were logged to the system's command line interface during the boot process. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
POST test results are positive. If it is off, refer to Standby Mode Run/Fail LED States, on page 33 for troubleshooting information. Check the state of the Standby LED. If it is green, the card is in standby mode. This is the normal operating mode. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...
Completing Initial System Configuration After power is applied to the chassis and the ASR 5000 has successfully booted, the command line interface (CLI) appears on a terminal connected to the Console port of the SPIO.
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Applying Power and Verifying the Installation Completing Initial System Configuration • Configuring SNMP support and trap generation The Getting Started, Configuring System Settings and Configuring Management Settings chapters of the System Administration Guide provide detailed procedures for completing the above tasks. ASR 5000 Installation Guide...