Technical Documentation

Maintaining the MX480 Fan Tray

Purpose

For optimum cooling, verify the condition of the fans.

Action

  • Monitor the status of the fans. A fan tray contains multiple fans that work in unison to cool the router components. If one fan fails, the host subsystem adjusts the speed of the remaining fans to maintain proper cooling. A red alarm is triggered when a fan fails, and a yellow alarm and red alarm is triggered when a fan tray is removed.
  • To display the status of the cooling system, issue the show chassis environment command. The output is similar to the following:

    user@host> show chassis environment
    Class Item                           Status     Measurement
      Temp  PEM 0                          OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
            PEM 1                          OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
            PEM 2                          Absent    
            PEM 3                          Absent    
            Routing Engine 0               OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
            Routing Engine 0 CPU           OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
            Routing Engine 1               OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
            Routing Engine 1 CPU           OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
            CB 0 Intake                    OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
            CB 0 Exhaust A                 OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
            CB 0 Exhaust B                 OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
            CB 0 ACBC                      OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
            CB 0 SF A                      OK         49 degrees C / 120 degrees F
            CB 0 SF B                      OK         43 degrees C / 109 degrees F
            CB 1 Intake                    OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
            CB 1 Exhaust A                 OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
            CB 1 Exhaust B                 OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
            CB 1 ACBC                      OK         34 degrees C / 93 degrees F
            CB 1 SF A                      OK         46 degrees C / 114 degrees F
            CB 1 SF B                      OK         43 degrees C / 109 degrees F
            FPC 1 Intake                   OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
            FPC 1 Exhaust A                OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
            FPC 1 Exhaust B                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
            FPC 1 QX 0 TSen                OK         50 degrees C / 122 degrees F
            FPC 1 QX 0 Chip                OK         58 degrees C / 136 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 0 TCAM TSen           OK         50 degrees C / 122 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 0 TCAM Chip           OK         43 degrees C / 109 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 0 TSen                OK         50 degrees C / 122 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 0 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 1 MQ 0 TSen                OK         50 degrees C / 122 degrees F
            FPC 1 MQ 0 Chip                OK         53 degrees C / 127 degrees F
            FPC 1 QX 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 1 QX 1 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 1 TCAM TSen           OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 1 TCAM Chip           OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 1 LU 1 Chip                OK         53 degrees C / 127 degrees F
            FPC 1 MQ 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 1 MQ 1 Chip                OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 2 Intake                   OK         34 degrees C / 93 degrees F
            FPC 2 Exhaust A                OK         38 degrees C / 100 degrees F
            FPC 2 Exhaust B                OK         34 degrees C / 93 degrees F
            FPC 2 QX 0 TSen                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 2 QX 0 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 2 LU 0 TCAM TSen           OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 2 LU 0 TCAM Chip           OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 2 LU 0 TSen                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 2 LU 0 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 2 MQ 0 TSen                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 2 MQ 0 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 3 Intake                   OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
            FPC 3 Exhaust A                OK         39 degrees C / 102 degrees F
            FPC 3 Exhaust B                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 0 TSensor             OK         46 degrees C / 114 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 0 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 1 TSensor             OK         43 degrees C / 109 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 1 Chip                OK         46 degrees C / 114 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 2 TSensor             OK         42 degrees C / 107 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 2 Chip                OK         45 degrees C / 113 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 3 TSensor             OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
            FPC 3 I3 3 Chip                OK         41 degrees C / 105 degrees F
            FPC 3 IA 0 TSensor             OK         41 degrees C / 105 degrees F
            FPC 3 IA 0 Chip                OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
            FPC 3 IA 1 TSensor             OK         41 degrees C / 105 degrees F
            FPC 3 IA 1 Chip                OK         43 degrees C / 109 degrees F
            FPC 4 Intake                   OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
            FPC 4 Exhaust A                OK         38 degrees C / 100 degrees F
            FPC 4 Exhaust B                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 0 TSensor             OK         49 degrees C / 120 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 0 Chip                OK         53 degrees C / 127 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 1 TSensor             OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 1 Chip                OK         50 degrees C / 122 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 2 TSensor             OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 2 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 3 TSensor             OK         44 degrees C / 111 degrees F
            FPC 4 I3 3 Chip                OK         45 degrees C / 113 degrees F
            FPC 4 IA 0 TSensor             OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 4 IA 0 Chip                OK         42 degrees C / 107 degrees F
            FPC 4 IA 1 TSensor             OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 4 IA 1 Chip                OK         47 degrees C / 116 degrees F
            FPC 5 Intake                   OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
            FPC 5 Exhaust A                OK         45 degrees C / 113 degrees F
            FPC 5 Exhaust B                OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
            FPC 5 QX 0 TSen                OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 5 QX 0 Chip                OK         59 degrees C / 138 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 0 TCAM TSen           OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 0 TCAM Chip           OK         59 degrees C / 138 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 0 TSen                OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 0 Chip                OK         62 degrees C / 143 degrees F
            FPC 5 MQ 0 TSen                OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 5 MQ 0 Chip                OK         54 degrees C / 129 degrees F
            FPC 5 QX 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 5 QX 1 Chip                OK         52 degrees C / 125 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 1 TCAM TSen           OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 1 TCAM Chip           OK         53 degrees C / 127 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 5 LU 1 Chip                OK         51 degrees C / 123 degrees F
            FPC 5 MQ 1 TSen                OK         48 degrees C / 118 degrees F
            FPC 5 MQ 1 Chip                OK         52 degrees C / 125 degrees F
      Fans  Top Rear Fan                   OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed
            Bottom Rear Fan                OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed
            Top Middle Fan                 OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed
            Bottom Middle Fan              OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed
            Top Front Fan                  OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed
            Bottom Front Fan               OK         Spinning at intermediate-speed

Published: 2010-08-02

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