Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 8000 Getting Started Manual page 122

Appendix A: Troubleshooting
If You Experience This Difficulty...
The Control Module is not active.
On the SSR 8600, no routing or
switching is taking place.
No line cards are active.
A specific line card is inactive.
The chassis LEDs indicate activity but
you cannot tell what the SSR is doing.
An older software version continues to
boot instead of the newer version on a
PCMCIA card or TFTP server.
You are unable to access the
configuration commands in the CLI.
Configuration changes do not seem to
be taking effect.
Configuration changes are not
reinstated after a reboot.
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Try this Remedy...
Check the power cable and the circuit to
which the power supply is connected.
If the power supply is working, make sure
the Control Module is inserted all the way
into its slot in the chassis and the captive
screws are screwed in. The Control Module
must be in the CM or CM/1 slot and not in
a line card slot.
Make sure the switching fabric module is
installed in the chassis. See
Switching Fabric Module (SSR 8600 only)"
on page 65 for instructions.
Check the power cable and the circuit to
which the power supply is connected.
Make sure the line card is inserted all the
way into the chassis and the captive screws
are screwed in.
Make sure you have properly connected the
primary Control Module to a management
console and the console is powered on.
Use the procedure in "Loading the System
Image Software" on page 96
the SSR to boot using newer software.
Enter the enable command to access the
Enable mode, then enter the configure
command to access the Configuration
mode.
Use the procedure in "Activating the
Configuration Commands in the
Scratchpad" on page 99
changes.
Use the procedure in "Saving the Active
Configuration to the Startup Configuration
File" on page 99 to save the configuration
changes to the Startup configuration file.
SSR 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
"Installing the
to configure
to activate the