Technical Documentation

Troubleshooting the TX Matrix Plus Cooling System

Problem

During normal operation:

  • The fan tray LEDs on the craft interface indicate that the cooling system is functioning normally:
    • The OK LEDs for the fan trays are lit green.
    • The FAIL LEDs for the fan trays are off.
  • The fans in each fan tray are functioning at less than full speed.

The following alarms, LEDs, and other indications indicate a problem with the cooling system:

  • A FAIL LED for a fan tray on the craft interface is lit red.
  • An OK LED for a fan tray on the craft interface is not lit.
  • An alarm indicates that a fan failed or a fan tray is missing.
  • One or more fan trays is operating at an increased speed.
  • An alarm indicates that the TX Matrix Plus router temperature exceeds the “temperature warm” or “temperature hot” threshold.
  • The power supplies were automatically shut down because the temperature of the TX Matrix Plus router exceeded the maximum (“temperature hot”) threshold.

Solution

To troubleshoot the cooling system:

  1. Look at the LEDs on the craft interface. The following LEDs indicate a problem:
    • Fail LED for a fan tray is lit red.
    • Red alarm LED on the craft interface is lit.
  2. Find the source of the problem by looking at the display on the craft interface. The number of alarm conditions, as well as the source of each alarm, appears on the screen.
  3. Place your hand near the exhaust vents at the rear of the chassis to determine whether the fans are pushing air out of the chassis.
  4. Use the show chassis fan command to verify that the status of each fan is OK and that each of the fans are Spinning at normal speed. Fan Tray 0 and Fan Tray 1 refer to the fans in the upper and lower front fan trays, and Fan Tray 2 through Fan Tray 6 refer to fans in the rear fan trays.

    user@host> show chassis fan
    sfc0-re0:
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
          Item                      Status   RPM     Measurement
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 1          OK       3450    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 2          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 3          OK       3480    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 4          OK       3360    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 5          OK       3360    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 6          OK       3390    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 1          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 2          OK       3450    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 3          OK       3450    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 4          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 5          OK       3480    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 6          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 1          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 2          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 3          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 4          OK       3390    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 5          OK       3450    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 6          OK       3360    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 7          OK       3390    Spinning at normal speed 
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 8          OK       3420    Spinning at normal speed
    
  5. Use the show chassis environment sfc 0 command to verify that the status of each component is OK.

    user@host> show chassis environment sfc 0
    sfc0-re0:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Class Item                           Status     Measurement
    Temp  PEM 0                          OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          PEM 1                          Absent    
          Routing Engine 0               OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          Routing Engine 1               OK         29 degrees C / 84 degrees F
          CB 0 Intake                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          CB 0 Exhaust A                 OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
          CB 0 Exhaust B                 OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
          CB 1 Intake                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          CB 1 Exhaust A                 OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          CB 1 Exhaust B                 OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          SIB F13 0                      OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
          SIB F13 0 (B)                  OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
          SIB F13 1                      OK         38 degrees C / 100 degrees F
          SIB F13 1 (B)                  OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
          SIB F2S 0/0                    OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          SIB F2S 0/2                    OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          SIB F2S 0/4                    OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          SIB F2S 0/6                    OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          SIB F2S 1/0                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          SIB F2S 1/2                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          SIB F2S 1/4                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          SIB F2S 1/6                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          SIB F2S 2/0                    OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
          SIB F2S 2/2                    OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
          SIB F2S 2/4                    OK         23 degrees C / 73 degrees F
          CIP 0 Intake                   OK         23 degrees C / 73 degrees F
          CIP 0 Exhaust A                OK         24 degrees C / 75 degrees F
          CIP 0 Exhaust B                OK         24 degrees C / 75 degrees F
          CIP 1 Intake                   OK         24 degrees C / 75 degrees F
          CIP 1 Exhaust A                OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
          CIP 1 Exhaust B                OK         25 degrees C / 77 degrees F
    Fans  Fan Tray 0 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 0 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 1 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 7               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 8               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 2 Fan 9               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 7               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 8               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 3 Fan 9               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 7               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 8               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 4 Fan 9               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 1               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 2               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 3               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 4               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 5               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 6               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 7               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 8               OK         Spinning at normal speed
          Fan Tray 5 Fan 9               OK         Spinning at normal speed
    Misc  SPMB 0                         OK        
          SPMB 1                         OK        
    
    
  6. Use the show chassis temperature-thresholds to show the temperature thresholds for various components.

    user@host> show chassis temperature-thresholds
                               Fan speed        Yellow alarm         Red alarm
    Item                     Normal   High    Normal   Bad fan    Normal   Bad fan
    Chassis default              48     54        65        55        75        65
    Routing Engine 0             48     54        85        85       100       100
    Routing Engine 1             48     54        85        85       100       100
    SIB F13 0                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 1                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 3                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 4                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 6                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 7                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 8                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 9                    64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F13 12                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 16                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 17                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 18                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 19                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 20                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 21                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 22                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 23                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 24                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 25                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 26                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 27                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 28                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 29                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 30                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 31                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 32                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 33                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 34                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    SIB F2S 35                   64     70        76        72        90        84
    
  7. Issue the show chassis alarms sfc 0 command to get information about the source of an alarm condition:

    user@host> show chassis alarms sfc 0
    • Temperature hot:
      • PEM OK LED on one or both of the power supplies is not lit—Verify that the power supply fans are operating.
      • FAULT LED on one or both of the power supplies is lit—Verify that the power supply fans are operating.
      • If both power supplies fail, the system temperature might have exceeded the threshold, causing the system to shut down. If the TX Matrix Plus router temperature exceeds the acceptable maximum, the TXP-CB turns off the power supplies.
    • Fan Failure—If the other fans are functioning normally, a fan is probably faulty and you need to replace the fan tray.

For information about the alarms, see 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: TX Matrix Plus Chassis Alarm Messages for the Cooling System

Component

Alarm Type

Craft Interface Message

CLI Message

Alarm Condition

Solution

Fans

Red

Fan Failure

fan-name Failure

A fan has failed.

Replace the fan tray.

Fans Missing

Too many fans missing or failing

A fan tray is missing or too many fan trays have failed.

Reinstall the fan tray in the chassis.

Yellow

Fan Removed

fan-name Removed

A fan tray has been removed.

Reinstall the fan tray in the chassis.

Temperature sensors

Red

Temperature Hot

Temperature Hot

The chassis temperature exceeded the hot temperature threshold. If this condition persists, the router shuts down.

  • Verify that the room temperature is within acceptable limits.
  • Verify that there is sufficient air flow.
  • Verify that the cooling system in the chassis are operating properly.

Sensor Failure

Temperature sensor failure

A temperature sensor failed.

Contact JTAC.

Yellow

Temperature Warm

Temperature Warm

The chassis temperature exceeded the warm temperature threshold.

  • Verify that the room temperature is within acceptable limits.
  • Verify that there is sufficient air flow.
  • Verify that the cooling system in the chassis are operating properly.

Published: 2010-08-11

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