Foundry Networks Switch and Router Installation And Configuration Manual page 184

Foundry Switch and Router Installation and Configuration Guide
Displaying General Module Information
To display general module information, use the following method.
USING THE CLI
To display general information for the POS module, enter the following command at any CLI level:
Syntax: show pos
This command displays the state of the POS module, the software version running on the module, the contents of
the primary and secondary flash on the module, the system uptime, and the status of the CPUs on the module.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
You cannot display general POS module information using the Web management interface.
Determining POS Module Status
You can determine the status of a POS module in the following ways:
• Status LEDs – Each POS port has LEDs that show link status, transmit and receive activity, and indicate
whether an alarm condition has occurred.
• Module information in software – The module information displayed by the software indicates whether the
module came up properly.
Status LEDs
You can determine the status of a POS port by observing its LEDs. Each POS port has the following LEDs.
LED
Link
Alarm
TxAct
RxAct
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Table 6.2: Port LED Indicators for POS Modules
Position
Upper left On
Off
Upper right On
Off
Lower left Blinking
Lower right Blinking
State
Port is connected.
No port connection exists.
At least one of the following SONET alarm
conditions has been detected:
• LOS – Loss of Signal
• LOF – Loss of Frame
• LOP – Loss of Pointer
• AIS – Alarm Indication Signal
None of the alarm conditions listed above
have been detected.
The port is transmitting traffic.
The port is receiving traffic.
Meaning
December 2000