Check the M40e and M160 Router Routing Engine LEDs
Purpose
Check the host module LEDs on the upper right of the craft interface. Three LEDs—one green MASTER, one green ONLINE, and one red OFFLINE—indicate the status of each host module. The LEDs marked HOST0 show the status of the Routing Engine in slot RE0 and the MCS in slot MCS0. The LEDs marked HOST1 show the status of the Routing Engine in slot RE1 and the MCS in slot MCS1.
Action
Figure 1 shows the host module LEDs on the M40e and M160 router craft interface.
Figure 1: M40e and M160 Router Redundant Host Module LEDs

Table 1 describes the host module LEDs.
Table 1: M40e and M160 Router Host Module LEDs
Label | Color | State | Description |
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MASTER | Green | On steadily | Host module (Routing Engine and MCS) is functioning as master. |
ONLINE | Green | On steadily | Host module is present and operational. |
Blinking | Host module is starting up. | ||
OFFLINE | Red | On steadily | Host module is not present, or is present but not operational. |