Step 2: Check the Redundant MCS Status from the Craft Interface

Action

To display redundant MCS status from the craft interface, use the following CLI command:

user@host> show chassis craft-interface

Sample Output

user@host> show chassis craft-interface

FPM Display contents:

    +--------------------+

    |myrouter            |

    |3 Alarms active     |

    |R: Hard errors      |

    |R: PEM 1 Input Fail |

    +--------------------|

Front Panel System LEDs:

Routing Engine    0    1

--------------------------

OK                *    *

Fail              .    .

Master            *    .

Front Panel Alarm Indicators:

-----------------------------

Red LED      *

Yellow LED   *

Major relay  *

Minor relay  *

Front Panel FPC LEDs:

FPC    0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7

------------------------------------

Red    *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .

Green  .   *   .   *   .   *   *   .

MCS LEDs:

  MCS   0   1

--------------

Amber  .   .

Green  *   *

Blue   *   .

[...Output truncated...]

What It Means

The MCS LEDs section of the command output indicates the status of the redundant MCSs. An asterisk (*) indicates the current operating state: Amber (offline), Green (online), and Blue (Master).