Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 5500 Series Fixed-Port Routers

Chassis LEDs

NCS 5501: Attention (ATTN), STATUS, and ALARM LEDs are located on the bottom left front of the chassis.

NCS-55A1-48Q6H and NCS-55A1-24Q6H-S/NCS-55A1-24Q6H-SS: Attention (ATTN), STATUS, and ALARM LEDs are located on the bottom left front of the chassis and also on the rear-side of the chassis.

NCS 5501 SE, NCS 55A1-24H, NCS 55A2-MOD-S, NCS 55A2-MOD-SE-S, NCS-55A2-MOD-HX-S,NC55A2-MOD-SE-H-S, NCS 55A2-MOD-HD-S: Attention (ATTN), STATUS, ALARM, and SYNC LEDs are located along the left front of the chassis.

NCS 55A1-36H-S, NCS 55A1-36H-SE-S: Attention (ATTN), Status (STAT), Alarm (ALRM), and SYNC LEDs are located along the left front of the chassis.

NCS 5502: Attention (ATTN), STATUS, and ALARM LEDs are located on the upper left front of the chassis.

Table 1. Fixed-Port Chassis LED Descriptions
LED	Color	Status
ATTN	Flashing blue	The operator has activated this LED to identify this chassis.
ATTN	Off	This chassis is not being identified.
STATUS or STAT	Green	The module is operational and has no active major or critical alarms.
	Amber	Host kernel booted and is ready to start SysAdmin VM.
	Red	Power-up failure which prevents the CPU from booting.
	Flashing Amber (Slow)	The module is booting up.
	Flashing Amber (Fast)	The module is booting up, shutting down, or the SysAdmin VM is being reloaded.
	Flashing Red	RP0 has active major or critical alarms.
	Off	The module is powered-off.
ALARM or ALRM	Red	Critical alarm - system-scope (including RP0).
	Flashing green (Applies to NCS 5502 only)	Critical alarm. The source can be any of the following: Less than 2 PSUs Power cord not plugged in PSU not inserted properly Input power not good
	Flashing Red	Critical alarm - Relating to voltage rail failures.
	Amber	Major alarm - system-scope (including RP0).
	Flashing Amber	Minor alarm - system-scope (including RP0).
	Off	No alarm.
SYNC (Does not apply to NCS 5501 or 5502)	Green	Time core is synchronized to an external source including IEEE1588.
	Flashing Green	System is in Synchronous Ethernet Mode.
	Amber	Free run/Holdover - Time core is in free run or holdover mode.
	Off	Time core clock synchronization is disabled.
STATUS + ALARM (Both LEDs)	Flashing Red	Secure Boot validation failure state. This case is only applicable immediately after power on.

MPA LEDs

The STATUS LED is located on the front left of the MPA, the attention (ATTN) is located on the front right of the MPA, and the Link LED for each port is located between the two rows of ports (each of these LEDs is a triangle pointing to the port above or below the LED).


LED	Color	Status
ATTN	Flashing blue	The operator has activated this LED to identify this MPA in the chassis.
ATTN	Off	This LED is not being used.
STATUS	Green	This MPA is operational.
	Amber	Either of the following conditions: The MPA has detected a slot ID parity error and will not power on or boot up. The MPA is not fully inserted.
	Flashing amber	The MPA is booting up or shutting down.
	Off	The MPA is powered-off and can now be safely removed.
Link (for each port)	Green	The port is active.
	Orange	The port is disabled by the operator or is not initializing.
	Flashing orange	The port is faulty and disabled.
	Off	The port is not active or the link is not connected.

Fan Tray LED

Fan tray modules are located on the back side of the chassis. Each fan tray module has a Status LED.

Figure 3. NCS 55A2-MOD-S, NCS 55A2-MOD-SE-S, NCS-55A2-MOD-HX-S,NC55A2-MOD-SE-H-S, and NCS 55A2-MOD-HD-S Fan Tray LED


LED	Color	Status
STATUS	Green	Fans are operating normally.
	Flashing Amber	One or more fans are failed.
	Amber	Fan tray is inserted and pending to come online.
	Off	Fan tray is not receiving power.

Power Supply LEDs

NCS 55A1-24H, NCS-55A1-48Q6H, NCS-55A1-24Q6H-S, NCS-55A1-24Q6H-SS, NCS 5501 and NCS 5501 SE Power Supply LEDs

Power modules are located on the back side of the chassis. Each power module has an OK and a FAIL LED.


1	Fail	2	OK

Table 2. Power Supply LED Descriptions
OK LED	FAIL LED	Status
Green	Off	Power supply is on and outputting power to the router.
Flashing green	Off	Power supply is connected to input power source but not outputting power to the router. The power supply might not be properly installed in the chassis.
Off	Off	Either all of the installed power supplies are not receiving power or an uninstalled power supply is not receiving power.
Off	Flashing amber	Power supply is operating but a warning condition has occurred—possibly one of the following conditions: High temperature High power Slow power supply fan Low voltage Power supply is installed in the chassis but was disconnected from the power source
Off	Amber	Power supply failure—possibly one of the following conditions: Over voltage Over current Over temperature Power supply fan failure

NCS 55A1-36H-S, NCS 55A1-36H-SE-S, and NCS 5502 Power Supply LED

Power modules are located on the back side of the chassis. Each power module has a Status LED.

Table 3. Power Supply LED Descriptions
LED	Color	Status
STATUS	Green	Power supply is on and outputting power to the router.
	Flashing Green	Power supply is connected to input power source but not outputting power to the router.
	Amber	Power supply failure, due to one of the following conditions: Over voltage Over current Over Temperature Fan failure
	Flashing Amber	Power supply is operating but a warning condition has occurred, due to one of the following conditions: High temperature High power Slow fan
	Off	Power supplies are not receiving power.

NCS 55A2-MOD-S , NCS 55A2-MOD-SE-S, NCS-55A2-MOD-HX-S, NC55A2-MOD-SE-H-S,and NCS 55A2-MOD-HD-S Power Supply LEDs

Power modules are located in the front of the chassis. Each power module has an OK and a FAIL LED.


1	Fail	2	OK

Table 4. Power Supply LED Descriptions
OK LED	FAIL LED	Status
Green	Off	Power supply is on and outputting power to the router.
Flashing green	Off	Power supply is connected to input power source but not outputting power to the router. The power supply might not be properly installed in the chassis.
Off	Off	Either all of the installed power supplies are not receiving power or an uninstalled power supply is not receiving power.
Off	Flashing amber	Power supply is operating but a warning condition has occurred—possibly one of the following conditions: High temperature High power Slow power supply fan Low voltage Power supply is installed in the chassis but was disconnected from the power source
Off	Amber	Power supply failure—possibly one of the following conditions: Over voltage Over current Over temperature Power supply fan failure

Port Status LEDs

Each port has an LED. The following table describes port status LEDs.

Table 5. Port Status LEDs (one per port)
LED Color	Description
Off	Port is administratively shut down.
Green	Port is administratively enabled and the link is up.
Amber	Port is administratively enabled and the link is down.
Single Amber Flash	Card reload is occurring. The LED blinks off-amber-off.

GNSS LED

The GNSS LED is located on the rear side of the NCS-55A2-MOD-SL, NCS-55A2-MOD-HD-S, NCS-55A2-MOD-HX-S, NCS-55A2-MOD-SE-S, NCS-55A1-24Q6H-S/NCS-55A1-24Q6H-SS and NCS-55A1-48Q6H chassis.

Table 6. GNSS LED
LED Color	Description
Green	GNSS Normal State. Self survey is complete.
Amber	All other states

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