Technical Documentation

Monitoring Chassis Information

Purpose

Use the monitoring functionality to view chassis properties such as general switch information, temperature and fan status, and resource information for the EX Series switch.

Action

To view chassis properties in the J-Web interface, select Monitor > System View > Chassis Information.

To view chassis properties in the CLI, enter the following commands:

  • show chassis environment
  • show chassis fpc
  • show chassis hardware

Meaning

Table 1 gives information about the key output fields for chassis information.

Note: For an EX2200 switch, an EX3200 switch, or an EX4200 standalone switch, FPC refers to the switch itself. In a Virtual Chassis configuration, FPC refers to the member switch. In an EX8200 switch, FPC refers to the line card.

Table 1: Summary of the Key Output Fields for Chassis Information

Field

Values

Routing Engine Details

Select the Master tab to view details about the master Routing Engine or select Backup to view details about the backup Routing Engine.

Name/Value

This table displays the following details of the master Routing Engine:

  • Routing engine module
  • Model
  • Version
  • Part number
  • Serial number
  • Memory utilization
  • Temperature
  • Start time
  • CPU load average for 1, 5, and 15 minutes

Power and Fan Tray Details

Power

Select the Power tab to view details of the power supplies.

Name/Value

Displays the status and model number of each power supply.

Fan

Select the Fan tab to view details about the fans.

Name/Value

Displays the status of each fan in the corresponding FPC.

Chassis Component Details

Select component

Select an FPC to view General, Temperature, Resource, and Sub-component details.

General

Select the General tab to view the general information about the chassis components.

Name/Value

Displays general information:

  • Version—Revision level. Supply the version number when reporting hardware problems to customer support.
  • Part Number
  • Serial Number—Supply the serial number when contacting customer support about the switch chassis.
  • Description—Brief text description.

Temperature

Select the Temperature tab to view the temperature details of the components in the selected FPC.

Name/Value

Displays the temperature details of the sensors present in the selected FPC.

Resource

Select the Resource tab to view the resource details of the selected FPC.

Name/Value

Displays resource details:

  • State:
    • Dead—Held in reset because of errors.
    • Diag—The FPC is running diagnostics.
    • Dormant—Held in reset.
    • Empty—No FPC is present.
    • Online—The FPC is online and running.
    • Probed—Probe is complete. The FPC is awaiting restart of the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE).
    • Probe-wait—The FPC is waiting for the probe operation to start.
  • Total CPU DRAM—Total DRAM, in megabytes, available to the FPC.
  • Start time—Date and time the switch was last rebooted.

Published: 2010-06-22

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