Sfp Module; Interface Settings; Ping End Device; Spanning Tree Loops - Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Hardware Installation Manual

Troubleshooting
• Verify that there is sufficient PoE power budget to provide power to the attached device. Use the show
• Verify the cable type. Many legacy powered devices, including older Cisco IP phones and access points

SFP Module

Use only Cisco SFP modules in the switch. Each Cisco module has an internal serial EEPROM that is encoded
with security information. This encoding provides a way for Cisco to identify and validate that the module
meets the requirements for the switch.
• Inspect the SFP module. Exchange the suspect module with a known good module. Verify that the module
• Use the show interfaces privileged EXEC command to see if the port or module is error-disabled,
• Make sure that all fiber-optic connections are properly cleaned and securely connected.

Interface Settings

Verify that the interface is not disabled or powered off. If an interface is manually shut down on either side
of the link, it does not come up until you reenable the interface. Use the show interfaces privileged EXEC
command to see if the interface is error-disabled, disabled, or shutdown on either side of the connection. If
needed, reenable the interface.

Ping End Device

Ping from the directly connected switch first, and then work your way back port by port, interface by interface,
trunk by trunk, until you find the source of the connectivity issue. Make sure that each switch can identify
the end device MAC address in its Content-Addressable Memory (CAM) table.

Spanning Tree Loops

STP loops can cause serious performance issues that look like port or interface problems.
A unidirectional link can cause loops. It occurs when the traffic sent by the switch is received by its neighbor,
but the traffic from the neighbor is not received by the switch. A broken fiber-optic cable, other cabling
problems, or a port issue could cause this one-way communication.
You can enable UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) on the switch to help identify unidirectional link
problems.
power inline global configuration command to check on the available PoE power budget.
that do not fully support IEEE 802.3af, might not support PoE when connected to the switch by a crossover
cable. Replace the crossover cable with a straight-through cable.
Caution
Noncompliant cabling or powered devices can cause a PoE port fault. Use only
standard-compliant cabling to connect Cisco prestandard IP Phones and wireless
access points or IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices. You must remove any cable
or device that causes a PoE fault.
is supported on this platform. (The switch release notes on Cisco.com list the SFP modules that the switch
supports.)
disabled, or shutdown. Reenable the port if needed.
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