LEDs

This section provides details of the LEDs in the Cisco NCS 1014 modules, controller unit and line card.

Line Card LEDs

The Cisco NCS 1014 line cards use LEDs to indicate the overall state of the cards and help you verify the status of specific connections, ports, and system components. The following topics identify these LEDs and explain what they mean.


Note

  • "2.4T" refers to the NCS1K14-2.4T-K9 line card.

  • "CCMD-16-C" refers to the NCS1K14-CCMD-16-C C-band optical line card.

  • "CCMD-16-L" refers to the NCS1K14-CCMD-16-L optical line card.

  • "1.2T" refers to the NCS1K4-1.2T-K9 line card.

  • "2.4TX" refers to the NCS1K14-2.4T-X-K9 line card.

  • "QXP-K9" refers to the NCS1K4-QXP-K9 line card.

2.4T and 2.4TX Line Cards LED

The 2.4T and 2.4TX line cards have nine LEDs to indicate the line port alarm status.

Figure 1. 2.4T Line Card LEDs
This image shows the LEDs of the 2.4T card.
Figure 2. 2.4TX Line Card LEDs
This image shows the LEDs of the 2.4TX card.

Callout

LED

1

QSFP port (1–6) LEDs

The card cage embeds the QSFP LEDs. The triangles appearing upwards and downwards indicate the status and position of the corresponding QSFP.

2

Trunk port (0 and 7) LEDs

3

ACT LED


Note

The LED status applies to both 2.4T and 2.4TX line cards.
Table 1. Status of the Line Card LEDs

LED

Color

Status

ACT LED1

Amber (solid)

The line card is booting. This color appears as soon as the line card is inserted into the chassis.

Flashing Red

The line card is in the booting phase.

Green

The line card is up and operational (not associated to the traffic status).

QSFP and Trunk port LEDs (0…7)

Off

The port remains not provisioned or switched off.

Green

The module is operational and has no alarm.

Amber (solid)

Minor alarm (such as low Rx or Tx power) that could lead to a traffic-impacting situation.

Amber (flashing)

Used for troubleshooting. Identifies the faulty port of an LC.

Use the controller optics command in the configuration mode to point to a faulty port in the line card.

The port is configured in maintenance mode or the attention LED is enabled for this port.

Use hw-module location to enable the attention LED for the port.

Red

Major alarm that could lead to a traffic-impacting situation.
1 ACT LED does not support Attention LED.

From R24.4.1, status of the trunk LEDs (0 and 7) are enhanced to reflect the conditions of the CIM8 pluggable.

Table 2. Status of the trunk LEDs based on CIM8 pluggable condition

LED

Condition of the CIM8 pluggable

Color reported on CLI

Color on the port LED (physically)

Note

Trunk port LEDs (0 and 7)

Pluggable is inserted.

Both captive screws in the pluggable are tightened.

Datapath controllers for the pluggable are configured.

red/green

red/green

Based on the alarms that are raised, the LED reports red or green.

Pluggable is inserted.

Datapath controllers for the pluggable are configured.

But, either one or both captive screws in the pluggable remain open.

red

red (flashing)

Raises Improper removal alarm.

Datapath controllers for the pluggable are configured.

But, the pluggable is removed.

red

red

Raises Improper removal alarm.

Pluggable is inserted.

Both captive screws in the pluggable are tightened.

But, the datapath controllers for the pluggable are not configured.

red (flashing) to off

off

Raises no alarm.

Pluggable is inserted.

But, either one or both captive screws in the pluggable remain open.

Datapath controllers for the pluggable are not configured.

off

red (flashing)

Raises no alarm.

Pluggable is removed.

Datapath controllers for the pluggable are not configured.

off

off

Raises no alarm.

CCMD-16-C and CCMD-16-L Line Card LED

The CCMD-16-C and CCMD-16-L optical line cards have 18 LEDs each to indicate the system status and the status of the optical ports.

The following information applies to both CCMD-16-C and CCMD-16-L cards.

Figure 3. CCMD-16-C Optical Cards LEDs

Callout

LED

1

COM

2

A/D-1…A/D-16

3

ACT
Table 3. Status of the CCMD-16-C and CCMD-16-L Optical Card LEDs

LED

Color

Status

ACT

Amber (solid)

The line card is booting. This color appears when you insert the line card into the chassis.

Flashing Red

The line card is faulty.

Green

The line card is up and operational—not associated to the traffic status.

COM, A/D-1…A/D-16

Off

The port is not provisioned.

Red

Major alarm that could lead to a traffic impacting situation.

Green

The module is operational and has no alarm.

Amber (solid)

Minor alarm (such as low Rx or Tx power) that could lead to a traffic impacting situation.

Amber (flashing)

This is used for troubleshooting, to identify the faulty port of an LC.

Use the controller optics command in the configuration mode to point to a faulty port in the LC.

The port is configured in maintenance mode or the attention LED is enabled for this port.

Note

 

Attention LED is not supported on ACT LED.

1.2T and 1.2T Licensed Line Cards LEDs1.2T, 1.2TL, and 2-QDD-C Line Cards LEDs

The 1.2T and 1.2T licensed line cards have 14 LEDs and 2-QDD-C line cards have 12 LEDs to indicate the line port alarm status.

The LEDs information applies to 2-QDD-C, 1.2T, and 1.2T licensed cards.

Figure 4. 1.2T Line Card LEDs
Figure 5. 2-QDD-C Line Card LEDs

1

Trunk ports (0 and 1)

2

  • 1.2T and 1.2TL line card

    12 QSFP ports (2 to 13). Each QSFP port has Attention LED.

  • 2-QDD-C line card

    8 QSFP ports (2 to 9). Each QSFP port has Attention LED.

3

ACT LED

4

QSFP port LEDs

The LEDs for the QSFPs are embedded in the card cage. The triangles shown upwards or downwards (in 2-QDD-C, 1.2T and 1.2TL line cards) indicate the status of the corresponding QSFP.

5

Trunk port LEDs
Table 4. Status of the Line Card LEDs

LED

Color

Status

Attention LED

Yellow Flashing

Used by the field engineers to identify a specific port in the line card. This is used for troubleshooting purposes.

  • Use the hw-module location location attention-led all-ports command to turn on this LED on all the ports of the line card.

  • Use the hw-module location location attention-led port-number command to turn on this LED on a specific port of the line card.

  • Use the show controllers optics rack/slot/instance/port | in LED command to display the LED status of ports.

ACT LED

Amber (solid)

The line card is booting. This colour appears as soon as the line card is inserted in to the chassis.

Flashing Red

The line card is in the booting phase.

Green

The line card is up and operational (not associated to the traffic status).

QSFP and Trunk port LEDs

Off

The port has not been provisioned.

Red

Major alarm that could lead to a traffic-impacting situation.

Green

Indicates that the module is operational and has no alarm.

Amber (solid)

Indicates a minor alarm (such as low Rx or Tx power), which could lead to a traffic impacting situation.

Amber (flashing)

This is used for troubleshooting, to identify the faulty port of a line card.

Use the controller optics command in the configuration mode to point to a faulty port in the line card.

The port is configured in maintenance mode or the attention LED is enabled for this port.

Note

 

Attention LED is not supported on ACT LED.

QXP Line Card LED

The front view of the QXP-K9 line card is as below.

Figure 6. Front View of the QXP-K9 Line Card
Front View of the QXP-K9 Line Card

1

16 QSFP-DD ports (0 to 15)

2

ACT LED
Table 5. Status of the QXP-K9 Line Card LEDs

LED

Color

Status

ACT LED

Flashing Red

The line card is booting. This color appears as soon as the line card is inserted in to the chassis.

Amber (solid)

Indicates that the line card is in the booting phase.

Green

Indicates that the line card is up and operational (not associated to the traffic status).

QSFP-DD port LEDs

Off

This indicates that the port has not been provisioned.

Red

Indicates a major alarm, which could be a traffic impacting situation.

Green

Indicates that the module is operational and has no alarm.

Amber (solid)

Indicates a minor alarm (such as low Rx or Tx power), which could lead to a traffic impacting situation.

Amber (flashing)

This is used for troubleshooting, to identify the faulty port of a line card.

Use the controller optics command in the configuration mode to point to a faulty port in the line card.

EDFA2 Line Card LED

The EDFA2 line card has seven LEDs to indicate the QSFP-DD and LC port alarm status.

Figure 7. EDFA2 LEDs

Callout

LED

1

PROBE 7

2

OTDR 6

3

SFPP-OSC 5

4

OSC 4

5

COM 1

6

LINE 0

7

ACT
Table 6. Status of the Line Card LEDs

LED

Color

Status

ACT LED2

Amber (solid)

The line card is booting. This color appears as soon as the line card is inserted into the chassis.

Flashing Red

The line card is in the booting phase.

Green

The line card is up and operational (not associated to the traffic status).

PROBE 7

SFP-OSC 5

OSC 4

COM 1

LINE 0

Off

The port remains not provisioned or switched off.

Green

The module is operational and has no alarm.

Amber (solid)

Minor alarm (such as low Rx or Tx power) that could lead to a traffic-impacting situation.

Amber (flashing)

Used for troubleshooting. Identifies the faulty port of an LC.

Use the controller optics command in the configuration mode to point to a faulty port in the line card.

The port is configured in maintenance mode or the attention LED is enabled for this port.

Use hw-module location to enable the attention LED for the port.

Red

Major alarm that could lead to a traffic-impacting situation.

OTDR 6 port

Red

The module is not present.

Yellow

OTDR scan is in progress.

Green

The module is present.
2 ACT LED does not support Attention LED.

MD-32E-CE and MD-32O-CE LED

The MD-32E-CE and MD-32O-CE patch panels have 35 LEDs each to indicate the system status and the status of the optical ports.

The LED information applies to both MD-32E-CE and MD-32O-CE patch panels.

Figure 8. MD32x-CE Optical Port LEDs

Callout

LED

1

INV

2

CH-0…CH-31
Port LED Color Status
CH-0…CH-31 Red

  • Major and critical alarms such as RX-LOS-P, which could be traffic-impacting. These alarms are raised when there is a loss of signal (LOS) or when the OTS power reading is below the Fail-Low threshold.

  • Active signal is not present in the fiber.
Green (flashing)

Patch panel is operational and has no alarm.

Note

 

The led flashes green from port CH-0 to CH-31 when the INV port is connected to the NCS 1014 controller USB 2.0 port.

INV

Off

Patch panel is not connected to the NCS 1014 controller USB 2.0 port.
Blue Active status and attention state of the inventory USB that is connected to the host NCS 1014 controller USB 2.0 port.

Controller LEDs

The controllers have six LEDs to indicate the system status and the status of the components.

Figure 9. CNTLR LEDs
Figure 10. CNTLR-B LEDs

Callout

LED

Callout

LED

1

GPS LED

4

Fan Unit Status (FAN) LED

2

Synchronous Ethernet (SYNC) LED

5

Power Supply Unit Status (PSU) LED

3

System Status (SYS) LED

6

Attention (ATT) LED

Table 7. Status of the Controller LEDs

LED

Color

Status

GPS

Green

GPS phase locked.

Yellow

GPS enabled.

Off

GPS not enabled.

Red

GPS is in use.

SYNC

Green

Time core becomes synchronized to an external source including IEEE1588.

Flashing green

System is in Synchronous Ethernet mode.

Amber

Acquiring state or Holdover: Time core is in acquiring state or holdover mode.

Off

Time core clock synchronization has become disabled or is in a free-running state.

SYS (during controller boot up)

Red

The controller unit is powering on.

Red (flashing slowly)

BIOS loading.

Amber (flashing slowly)

OS loading.

Red (flashing fast)

Secure boot failure. Replace the controller unit.

Amber (flashing fast)

XR loading.

SYS (controller is operational)

Red

Major or critical alarm is present.

Amber

Minor alarm is present.

Green

The module is operational and has no active alarms.

PSU

Green

All PSUs present in the chassis are in working condition.

Red

Either a PSU is missing from its slot or is faulty.

FAN

Green

All fans present in the chassis are in working condition.

Red

Either a fan is missing from its slot or is faulty.

ATT

Blue (flashing)

Applicable during online insertion and removal (OIR) procedures.

The system is cooling down.

Blue

Used to identify a specific chassis in a rack or room. Use this LED for troubleshooting purposes. Run the hw-module attention led location command to turn on this LED.

Power Supply Unit (PSU) LED

The NCS1K4-AC-PSU-2 and NCS1K4-DC-PSU-2 units have one LED each to indicate their status.

Figure 11. Front View of 2.5-kW AC PSU
Figure 12. Front View of 2.5-kW DC PSU

1

PSU Unit (STATUS) LED

4

Locking latch

2

PSU Handle

5

Protective cover

3

6 AWG 180-degree exit cables
Table 8. Status of the 2.5-kW PSU LED

Color

Status

Amber

There exists no input to the PSU, provided the other PSU is working.

Off

Both PSUs do not have input.

Green

The input to the PSU is valid.

For 2-kW PSU LEDs, see Power Supply Unit LED

Fan Module LED

Each fan module has one LED to indicate its status.

Figure 13. Front View of the Fan Module

1

Cross-handle

2

Spring-loaded Lever

3

Fan Module (STATUS) LED
Table 9. Status of the Fan Module LED

LED

Color

Status

STATUS

Red

Fault found in the fan module.

This status occurs for the following reasons:

  • Fan speed is out of range.

  • Or the inserted fan module does not power on.

  • Or the fan module is not present.

Green

Fan module is working fine.