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October, 1998
GRF 400/1600 Getting Started - 1.4 Update 2
Cabling and Verifying Media Cards
Media card reset and checkout
Check media card status using grcard
The grcard command returns information about the status of all installed media cards.
Enter:
# grcard -v
Here is a sample of the slot, media, and state information returned from the grcard command:
# grcard -v
Slot HWtype State
0 HSSI_V1 running
1 ATM_OC3_V1 running
2 FDDI_V1 running
3 FDDI_V2 running
Refer to the command descriptions in the GRF Reference Guide for a description of
grcard
.
Media card states
The following states are reported:
POWER-UP
- initial state of a card at system power on
BOOT-REQUESTED
- card has requested its run-time code
DUMPING
- card is being dumped
LOADING
- card is receiving run-time code
CONFIGURING
- card has requested its configuration tables
RUNNING
- card is configured and operating
NOT-RESPONDING
- card does not respond to requests from the management software
PANIC
- card has encountered a system fault
HELD-RESET
- card is being held in reset state
STATE UNKNOWN
- state cannot be determined
The Power-up state is the normal condition as power is being applied to the media card.
The Boot-requested state is one step in the progress of a card during initial power-up, while a
card is coming up, or while a card is being reset due to user or software direction.
Dumping is the resulting state when a card is directed to dump at reset, at a panic, or as
user-specified in the Dump or Card profile.
Loading is a state during which the card receives its run-time image.
Configuring is a waiting state for the media card after it issues a request for configuration
parameters. The card stays in the configuring state after being loaded until it has all necessary
configuration information, is initialized, and the kernel recognizes that the card is up.
Running is the normal operating state, the card is able to receive and send packets.
Not-responding is a state in which the card does not answer requests from the operating
software. The card could be hung. If it decides a card is hung, the kernel begins an automatic
reset.