Cisco 3845 - Security Bundle Router Quick Start Manual page 26

Power-Up Procedure
To power up your Cisco router and verify that it goes through its initialization and self-test, perform this procedure. When the
procedure is finished, the Cisco router is ready to configure.
To view the boot sequence, you must have a console connection to the Cisco router before it powers up.
Note
Make sure that your PC is powered up and connected as described in the "Checklist for Power Up" section on page 25.
Step 1
Move the power switch to the ON position on the router. The SYS LED blinks green on both the Cisco 3825 and Cisco
Step 2
3845 routers. During the boot process, the SYS PWR LED on the Cisco 3825 chassis is steady green, and the SYS PWR1
LED or SYS PWR2 LED on the Cisco 3845 chassis are off. If this does not happen, see the "Troubleshooting" document
in the online Cisco 3800 series hardware installation documentation at the following URL:
http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5855/tsd_products_support_troubleshoot_and_alerts.html
Startup messages appear in your terminal emulation program window. After Cisco IOS software has finished booting,
the SYS LED for both routers is steady green, and the SYS PWR1 LED or SYS PWR2 LED on the Cisco 3845 chassis
is steady green.
Do not press any keys on the keyboard until the messages stop and the SYS LED is steady green. Any keys pressed
Caution
during this time are interpreted as the first command typed when the messages stop, which might cause the router
to power off and start over. It takes a few minutes for the messages to stop.
Verify the Front Panel LED Indications
The indicator LEDs described in Table 4 provide power, activity, and status information:
Table 5 Cisco 3800 Series LED Indicators
Cisco Cisco
3825 3845
LED Router Router
SYS Front Front
ACT Front Front
SYS PWR Front —
RPS Front —
SYS PWR1 — Front
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Color and State Meaning
Off Router not receiving power
Steady green Normal operation
Blinking green Booting or in ROM monitor mode
Amber Powered but malfunctioning
Off No packet activity
Steady or Packet activity
blinking green
Off Router not receiving power
Steady green Normal operation
Off Connected to primary power system
Steady green Connected to redundant power system
Off Power system 1 not present
Steady green Present and enabled
Amber Present and malfunctioning