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LCD Panel Modes

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Dell PowerConnect J-Series J-EX8216 Ethernet Switch Hardware Guide Figure 8: LCD Panel in a J-EX8200 Switch You can configure the second line of 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. For instructions, see the Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS at http://www.support.dell.com/manuals. 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 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. For more information, see the Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS at http://www.support.dell.com/manuals. LCD Panel Modes This topic describes: • LCD Panel Modes on page 20 • LCD Panel Menus on page 21 The LCD operates in four modes: boot, idle, status, and maintenance. The LCD operates in boot mode during switch reboot. The boot mode 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 automatically reverts to the Idle menu. In the idle mode, line two of the Idle menu displays the network ports' Status LED modes and the total number of alarms in the system. The number of alarms is updated every second. The status mode allows you to get status information for the following items: • Routing Engine (RE) and switch fabric in Switch Fabric (SF) module(s) in J-EX8216 switches • Power supplies 20

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Figure 8: LCD Panel in a J-EX8200 Switch
You can configure the second line of 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. For instructions, see the
Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch
Complete Software Guide for Junos OS
at
.
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 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. For more information, see the
Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet
Switch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS
at
.
This topic describes:
LCD Panel Modes on page 20
LCD Panel Menus on page 21
LCD Panel Modes
The LCD operates in four modes: boot, idle, status, and maintenance.
The LCD operates in boot mode during switch reboot.
The boot mode 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
automatically reverts to the Idle menu.
In the idle mode, line two of the Idle menu displays the network ports’ Status LED modes
and the total number of alarms in the system. The number of alarms is updated every
second.
The status mode allows you to get status information for the following items:
Routing Engine (RE) and switch fabric in Switch Fabric (SF) module(s) in J-EX8216
switches
Power supplies
20
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