Dell PowerConnect B-DCX4S Hardware Reference Guide - Page 65
Verifying the necessity of replacement, Recording critical PowerConnect B-DCX-4S information
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RRP: Control processor blade (CP8) 5 • ESD (electrostatic discharge) grounding strap • Workstation computer • Serial cable • IP address of an FTP server for backing up the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S configuration • Phillips #2 screwdriver • Replacement CP blade. Requires the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S CP blade (CP8) Verifying the necessity of replacement Confirm that you need to replace the CP blade. The following events might indicate that a CP blade is faulty: • The status LED on the CP blade is lit amber, or the power LED is not lit. • The CP blade does not respond to Fabric OS commands, or the serial console is not available. • The slotShow command does not show that the CP blade is enabled. • The haShow command indicates an error. • The clock is inaccurate, or the CP blade does not boot up or shut down normally. • Any of the following messages display in the error log: • "Slot unknown" message relating to a CP slot • CP blade errors or I2C timeouts • FRU: FRU_FAULTY messages for a CP blade • Configuration loader messages or "Sys PCI config" messages • Generic system driver messages ("FABSYS") • Platform system driver messages ("Platform") • EM messages that indicate a problem with a CP blade • Function fail messages for the CP master For more information about error messages, refer to the Fabric OS Message Reference. Recording critical PowerConnect B-DCX-4S information Back up the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S configuration before you replace a CP blade. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for backup information. 1. Connect to the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S and log in as admin, using either a Telnet or a serial console connection. 2. Enter haShow to determine which CP blade is active: switch:admin> haShow Local CP (Slot 5, CP1) : Active Remote CP (Slot 4, CP0) : Standby, Healthy HA Enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State Synchronized 3. Enter all remaining commands from the serial console for the active CP blade, unless otherwise indicated. For more information about commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference. PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 51 53-1001808-01