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Verifying proper operation
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COMING UP – The module is coming up as the standby module. This status occurs if the standby management module
becomes the active module during a switchover.
The switch fabric module status can be one of the following:
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ACTIVE – The module is up and running.
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BAD – The management module cannot initialize the switch fabric module.
An interface module status can be one of the following:
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CARD_STATE_INIT – The system detects the module but the module is not up and running yet.
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CARD_STATE_BOOT – The module is booting.
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CARD_STATE_INTERACTIVE – The module is booting from interactive mode.
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CARD_STATE_LP_SYNC – The software images are synchronized between the management module and interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SYNC – The system is currently synchronizing the software image between the management module and
interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SOFTWARE_LOADED – The module has loaded the software image.
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CARD_STATE_POWER_OFF – The module does not have power.
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CARD_STATE_UP – The module is operating normally.
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CARD_STATE_FAILED – The management module was unable to bring up an interface module. If you see this status, make
certain that the interface module is installed properly. For more information, refer to
“Installing Brocade MLX-4 modules”
on
page 49,
“Installing Brocade MLX-8 modules”
on page 58,
“Installing Brocade MLX-16 router modules”
on page 67, or
“Installing Brocade MLX-32 router modules”
on page 99.
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CARD_DOWN_REASON_explanation – The module is in a nonfunctional state. This status appears with an explanation for why
the module is down. For example, "CARD_DOWN_REASON_BOOT_FAILED.” If the explanation does not help you resolve the
problem, contact technical support and provide the explanation included with this status.
Forced card deletion
This feature allows you to remove a module configuration from the running configuration in interactive mode, while a different module is
inserted. Users should copy the configuration of the existing module (if applicable) before performing the following steps.
1.
Remove the existing module, and insert the new module.
2.
Copy the running configuration of the existing modules interfaces to a text editor if desired for use in
step 8
. This configuration
will be removed from the running configuration automatically after
step 5
.
3.
New module should come up in interactive state, and can be code synced at this time if needed.
4.
Enter configuration mode.
5.
Execute the following command:
Brocade(config)#no module <slot> <module-type>
Example:
Brocade(config)#no module 2 ni-mlx-8-port-10g-d
NOTE
This is best pulled directly from the running configuration.
6.
Answer
yes
to the prompt by pressing
y
.
7.
Wait for the new module to come up.
