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Troubleshooting
The front-panel LEDs provide troubleshooting information about the switch. They show power-on
self-test (POST) failures, port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. For a full
description of the LEDs, see the
You can also get statistics from the device manager, the Network Assistant application, the
command-line interface (CLI), or a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. See the
switch software configuration guide, the switch command reference, or the documentation that came
with your SNMP application for details.
This chapter provides these topics for troubleshooting problems:
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Understanding POST Results
While the switch powers on, it automatically begins POST, a series of tests that verifies that the switch
functions properly. POST lasts approximately 1 minute.
If POST passes successfully, only the SYST and STAT LEDs, as shown in
remain on.
If POST fails, the SYST LED turns amber.
POST failure. POST failures are usually fatal. Contact your Cisco representative if your switch does not
pass POST.
Diagnosing Common Problems
Common switch problems fall into these categories:
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Understanding POST Results, page 3-1
Diagnosing Common Problems, page 3-1
Connectivity problems
(Table
Poor performance
(Table
3-2)
Corrupted software
(Table
"LEDs" section on page
1-6.
Table 3-3 on page 3-5
3-1)
3-3)
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Figure 1-3 on page
lists two causes and resolutions for a
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1-6,
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