Checklist for Monitoring Redundant HCMs
Purpose
You monitor redundant High-Availability Chassis Managers (HCMs) on the M10i router so they can work with a companion Routing Engine to provide control and monitoring functions for router components. The HCMs also display alarm status and take PICs online and offline.
Table 1 provides a checklist of tasks for you to perform to monitor redundant HCMs.
Action
Table 1: Checklist for Monitoring Redundant HCMs
Monitor Redundant HCM Tasks | Command or Action |
|---|---|
| Display Redundant HCM Hardware Information | |
| Display HCM Status and Mastership | show chassis hardware |
Look at the LEDs on the HCM faceplate. The master HCM LED light flashes blue. | |
show chassis environment hcm | |
| Switch HCM Mastership | request chassis routing-engine master switch |
| Display HCM Alarms | show chassis alarms |
| Verify HCM Failure | show chassis routing-engine See Perform A Swap Test. |
| Return an HCM | Find the serial number ID label, then see Return the Failed Component and Locate the HCM Serial Number ID Label. |
