Troubleshooting the T1600 Control Boards
Problem
The following alarms and LEDs indicate a problem with a control board:
- The yellow FAIL LED on the control board faceplate is lit.
- The green OK LED on the control board faceplate is not lit.
- The red host subsystem FAIL LED on the craft interface is lit.
- The green host subsystem OK LED on the craft interface is not lit.
- A red alarm indicates that the control board has failed or has been removed.
- A yellow alarm indicates that the Ethernet switch in the control board has failed.
Solution
To troubleshoot the T1600 control boards:
- Check the LEDs on the faceplate of each control board.
- Check the LEDs on the craft interface.
- Use the CLI to check for alarms.
- Standalone T1600 router—Issue the show chassis alarms command to view the alarms.
- T1600 router in a routing matrix—Issue the show chassis alarms lcc lcc-number command to view the alarms.
In Table 1, the text in the column labeled ”LCD Message” appears in the display of the craft interface. The text in the column labeled “CLI Message” appears in the output from the show chassis alarms command.
Table 1: T1600 Chassis Alarm Messages for the Control Boards
Alarm Type | LCD Display Message | CLI Message |
|---|---|---|
Red | CB cb-number Removed | CB cb-number Removed |
CB cb-number Failure | CB cb-number Failure | |
Yellow | CB cb-number Ethernet Switch Failure | CB cb-number Ethernet Switch Failure |
