Verifying The Necessity Of Replacement; Recording Critical Powerconnect B-Dcx-4S Information - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

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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:
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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
2. Enter haShow to determine which CP blade is active:
3. Enter all remaining commands from the serial console for the active CP blade, unless
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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)
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:
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"Slot unknown" message relating to a CP slot
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CP blade errors or I C timeouts
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FRU: FRU_FAULTY messages for a CP blade
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Configuration loader messages or "Sys PCI config" messages
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Generic system driver messages ("FABSYS")
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Platform system driver messages ("Platform")
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EM messages that indicate a problem with a CP blade
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Function fail messages for the CP master
console connection.
switch:admin> haShow
Local CP (Slot 5, CP1) : Active
Remote CP (Slot 4, CP0) : Standby, Healthy
HA Enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State Synchronized
otherwise indicated. For more information about commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command
Reference.
RRP: Control processor blade (CP8)
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