Failure To Get A Login Prompt From The Console Port; Failure Of Management Software To Recognize I/O Modules; Led Indications Of Problems - Nortel 1000BASE-XD Using Manual

Using the Passport 8100 Modules

Failure to Get a Login Prompt from the Console Port

If you have connected a terminal to the Console port on the Passport 8190SM
module and fail to get a login prompt, the port may have an incorrect DCE/DTE
setting. Try moving the DCE/DTE switch from its current setting to the other
position
ink
DCE|DTE
00
Figure 4-1.

Failure of Management Software to Recognize I/O Modules

If management software does not recognize the presence of any I/O modules in
the switch, the device view in Device Manager, for example, shows a switch with
only a management module installed. This situation can occur when no I/O
module is installed in slot 1 or slot 2 of the chassis. A Passport 8000 Series chassis
must have an I/O module installed in slot 1 or slot 2 of the chassis to provide bus
master functions for the switch.

LED Indications of Problems

If the switch is not operating properly, LEDs may provide information about the
probable cause.
switch modules and suggests corrective action.
4-2
(Figure 4-1).
Console
9595EA
DCE/DTE Switch on the Passport 8190SM Module
Table 4-1 lists possible problems as indicated by LEDs on the
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