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Chapter 11 Managing Modules
Connecting to a Module
Connecting to a Module
At any time, you can connect to any module using the
attach module
command. Once you are at the
module prompt, you can obtain further details about the module using module-specific commands in
EXEC mode.
Table 11-3
Module States
Module Status
Output
Description
powered up
The hardware has electrical power. When the hardware is powered up, the
software begins booting.
testing
The switching module has established connection with the supervisor
module and the switching module is performing bootup diagnostics.
initializing
The diagnostics have completed successfully and the configuration is being
downloaded.
failure
The switch detects a switching module failure upon initialization and
automatically attempts to power-cycle the module three times. After the third
attempt it continues to display a failed state.
ok
The switch is ready to be configured.
power-denied
The switch detects insufficient power for a switching module to power up.
active
This module is the active supervisor module and the switch is ready to be
configured.
HA-standby
The HA switchover mechanism is enabled on the standby supervisor module
(see the
“HA Switchover Characteristics” section on page 9-2
).
standby
The warm switchover mechanism is enabled on the standby supervisor
module (see the
“HA Switchover Characteristics” section on page 9-2
).
