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EX4300 Chassis

LCD Panel in EX4300 Switches

The LCD panel on the front panel of the EX4300 switch shows two lines of text, each with a maximum of 16 characters. The LCD panel displays a variety of information about the switch and also provides a menu to perform basic operations such as initial setup and reboot.

There are two navigation buttons—Menu and Enter—to the right of the LCD panel.

See Figure 1.

Figure 1: LCD Panel in EX4300 SwitchesLCD Panel in EX4300 Switches
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LCD panel

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LCD panel Menu button

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LCD panel Enter button

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Chassis status LEDs

The first line of text on the LCD panel displays basic information about the switch and the second line of text displays information about the mode selected on the LCD panel. You can configure the second line of the text for the LCD panel to display a custom message. If the LCD panel is configured to display a custom message, the Menu button and the Enter button are disabled. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure).

The LCD panel has a backlight. If the LCD panel is idle for 60 seconds, the backlight turns off. You can turn on the backlight by pressing the Menu or Enter button once. After turning on the backlight, you can toggle between the LCD panel menus by pressing the Menu button and navigate through the menu options by pressing the Enter button.

Note:

The chassis viewer in the J-Web interface also displays the LCD panel. From the J-Web interface, you can view real-time status information in the LCD panel. See Dashboard for EX Series Switches.

This topic describes:

LCD Panel Modes

The LCD panel operates in four modes: boot, idle, status, and maintenance.

The first line of text on the LCD panel displays the slot number, the role of the switch, and hostname in all the modes.

For a standalone EX4300 switch, by default the slot number is 00, and the role is RE.

In an EX4300 switch that is a member of a Virtual Chassis, the first line of the LCD panel always displays:

  • The slot number (the member ID of the Virtual Chassis member)

  • Role of the switch in the Virtual Chassis (RE for primary, BK for backup, and LC for line card member)

  • Hostname

The LCD panel operates in boot mode during switch reboot. In the boot mode, the second line of the LCD panel displays the key milestones in the switch boot process. The boot mode does not have any menu options. After the boot process is complete, the LCD panel automatically reverts to the Idle (IDLE) menu.

In idle mode, the second line of text on the LCD panel displays the mode of the network ports’ Status LED and the number of chassis alarms. The number of alarms is updated every second.

In status mode, the second line displays:

  • Status of the Virtual Chassis port (VCP)

  • Status of the power supplies

  • Status of the fan modules and the chassis temperature

  • Version of Junos OS for EX Series switches loaded on the switch

In maintenance mode, the second line displays one of the following options, which you can use to configure and troubleshoot the switch:

  • System halt

  • System reboot

  • Load rescue

  • Request VC port

  • Factory default

  • EZSetup

LCD Panel Menus

The LCD panel has three menus: Idle, Status, and Maintenance. You can toggle between the LCD panel menus by pressing the Menu button and navigate through the menu options by pressing the Enter button.

Table 1 describes the LCD panel menu options.

Table 1: LCD Panel Menu Options in EX4300 Switches

Menu Label

Description

IDLE

In the Idle menu:

STATUS

In the Status menu, press Menu to cycle through the following information:

  • VCPs status: Up or Down

    Display the status of VCPs on the switch. This option is supported only on EX4300 switches in a Virtual Chassis configuration. This option is not supported on standalone EX4300 switches.

  • Power supply status: OK, Failed, or Absent

  • Fan status and Temperature status.

    • Fan status: OK, Failed, or Absent

    • Temp status: OK, High, or Shutdown

  • Junos OS version for EX Series switches loaded on the switches.

  • EXIT STAT MENU?

    Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to exit the Status menu and go to the Maintenance menu.

    • Press Menu to display the VCPs status again.

You can disable the Status menu or the options in the Status menu in the LCD panel. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure).

MAINT (Maintenance Menu)

The Maintenance menu has the following options to configure and troubleshoot the switch:

  • SYSTEM HALT?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to halt the switch. Press Enter again to confirm the halt.

    • Press Menu to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • SYSTEM REBOOT?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to reboot the switch. Press Enter again to confirm the reboot.

    • Press Menu to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • LOAD RESCUE?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to roll back the switch to the previous valid configuration. Press Enter again to confirm the rollback.

    • Press Menu to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • REQUEST VC PORT?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press the Enter button to configure an uplink module port or a built-in QSFP+ port to be a VCP or to delete a VCP from the switch configuration (when you delete the VCP, the port is reset to be an uplink module port or a network port).

    • Press the Menu button to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • FACTORY DEFAULT?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to restore the switch to the factory default configuration. Press Enter again to confirm the restoration. The LCD panel flashes a success or failure message, after which it displays the Idle menu.

    • Press Menu to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • ENTER EZSETUP?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to launch EZSetup. Press Enter again to confirm the launch.

      EZSetup configures DHCP and enables the J-Web user interface on the switch. The LCD panel flashes a success or failure message for approximately 10 seconds, after which it displays the Idle menu.

      Note:

      You can use EZSetup only on a standalone switch that is in the factory default configuration.

      For information about EZSetup, see Connecting and Configuring an EX Series Switch (J-Web Procedure).

    • Press Menu to go to the next option in the Maintenance menu.

  • EXIT MAINT MENU?—Choose one of the following:

    • Press Enter to exit the Maintenance menu.

    • Press Menu to return to the SYSTEM HALT? option.

You can disable the Maintenance menu or the options in the Maintenance menu in the LCD panel. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure).

Chassis Status LEDs on EX4300 Switches

EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches have three chassis status LEDs (labeled ALM, SYS, and MST) on the right of the LCD panel, next to the Menu and Enter buttons (see Figure 11). EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches have three chassis status LEDs (labeled ALM, SYS, and MST) on the right of the front panel (see Figure 12).

Figure 11: Chassis Status LEDs in EX4300 Switches Except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S SwitchesChassis Status LEDs in EX4300 Switches Except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S Switches
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LCD panel

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LCD panel Menu button

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LCD panel Enter button

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Chassis status LEDs

Figure 12: Chassis Status LEDs in EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S SwitchesChassis Status LEDs in EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S Switches
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Chassis status LEDs

 

Table 8 describes the chassis status LEDs on an EX4300 switch, their colors and states, and the status they indicate. You can view the colors of the three LEDs remotely through the CLI by issuing the operational mode command show chassis led.

Table 8: Chassis Status LEDs on an EX4300 Switch

LED Label

Color

State and Description

ALM (Alarm)

Unlit

There is no alarm or the switch is halted.

Red

There is a major alarm. A major alarm indicates a critical error condition that requires immediate attention.

Note:

When you connect power to the switch, the Alarm (ALM) LED glows red. This behavior is normal. Plugging an active Ethernet cable into the management (MGMT) port on the switch completes the network link and turns off the ALM LED. (See Connect a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management.)

Connecting the switch to a dedicated management console instead of a network does not affect the ALM LED. The LED remains red until the switch is connected to a network.

Yellow (on EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches) or amber (on EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches)

There is a minor alarm. A minor alarm indicates a noncritical condition that requires monitoring or maintenance. A minor alarm that is left unchecked might cause interruption in service or performance degradation.

Note:

The Alarm (ALM) LED glows yellow on EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches or amber on EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches if you commit a configuration to make it active on the switch and do not also create a rescue configuration to back it up. To save the most recently committed configuration as the rescue configuration, enter the operational mode command request system configuration rescue save.

SYS (System)

Green

  • On steadily—Junos OS for EX Series switches has been loaded on the switch.

  • Blinking (not applicable for EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches)—The switch is booting.

Unlit

  • EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches—The switch is powered off or is halted.

  • EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches—The switch is booting or the switch is powered off or is halted.

MST (Primary)

Green

In a standalone EX4300 switch:

  • On steadily—The switch is functioning normally.

  • Off—The switch is powered off or is halted.

In a Virtual Chassis configuration:

  • On steadily—The switch is the primary in the Virtual Chassis configuration.

  • Blinking—The switch is the backup in the Virtual Chassis configuration.

  • Off—The switch is a line card member in the Virtual Chassis configuration or is halted.

A major alarm (red) indicates a critical error condition that requires immediate action.

A minor alarm (yellow or amber) indicates a noncritical condition that requires monitoring or maintenance. A minor alarm that is left unchecked might cause interruption in service or performance degradation.

All three LEDs can be lit simultaneously.

Management Port LEDs on EX4300 Switches

The management port, labeled MGMT, on the rear panel of an EX4300 switch, has two LEDs that indicate link activity and status of the management port. Figure 13 shows the location of Management port on a 24-port EX4300 switch. The location of the LEDs and their behavior are similar for all EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches. Figure 14 shows the location of Management port on EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S Switches.

Figure 13: LEDs on the Management Port on a 24-Port EX4300 SwitchLEDs on the Management Port on a 24-Port EX4300 Switch
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Link/Activity LED

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Status LED

Figure 14: LEDs on the Management Port on EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S SwitchesLEDs on the Management Port on EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S Switches
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Link/Activity LED

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Status LED

Table 9 describes the Link/Activity LED.

Table 9: Link/Activity LED on the Management Port on an EX4300 Switch

LED

Color

State and Description

Link/Activity

Green

  • Blinking—The port and the link are active, and there is link activity.

  • On steadily—The port and the link are active, but there is no link activity.

  • Off—The port is not active.

Table 10 describes the Status LED.

Table 10: Status LED on the Management Port on an EX4300 Switch

LED

Color

State and Description

Status

Green

Indicates the speed. The speed indicators are:

  • EX4300 switches except EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches:

    • Off—Link speed is 10 Mbps.

    • Blinking—Link speed is 100 Mbps.

    • On steadily—Link speed is 1000 Mbps.

  • EX4300-48MP and EX4300-48MP-S switches:

    • Off—Link speed is 10 Mbps or 1000 Mbps.

    • On steadily—Link speed is 100 Mbps.