Dell BigIron RX-16, Installation Manual

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Verifying proper operation
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If you do not see this prompt, do the following.
1. Make sure the cable is securely connected to your PC or terminal and the Console port or
Ethernet port.
2. Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings
listed in “Attaching a PC or terminal to the Console port or Ethernet port” on page 78, make
sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port you attached to the
Console port.
If you see this prompt (BigIron RX>), you are now connected to the system and can display the
status of the modules using the CLI. Enter the following command at any CLI level:
Syntax: show module
The Status column shows the module status. A management module can have one of the following
statuses:
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ACTIVE – The module is currently the active management module.
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STANDBY – The module is currently the standby management module.
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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, which is called a switchover.
The switch fabric module can have one of the following statuses:
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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 can have one of the following statuses:
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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 module’s IronWare images are synchronized between the
management module and interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SYNC – The system is currently synchronizing the module’s IronWare images
between the management module and interface module.
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CARD_STATE_SOFTWARE_LOADED – The module has loaded its IronWare 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 up and operating normally.
BigIron RX# show module
Module Status Ports Starting MAC
M1 (upper): BigIron RX Mgmt Module Active
M2 (lower):
F0: BigIron RX Switch Fabric Module Active
S1:
S2:
S3:
S4: BigIron RX 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S5: BigIron RX 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S6: BigIron RX 4-Port 10Gig Module CARD_STATE_UP 4 000c.db80.0000
S7:
S8: