Monitoring the Fan Module in Cisco cBR

Monitoring the Fan Module on the Cisco cBR using LEDs

Table 1. Verifying the LEDs on the Fan Module

LED

Status

Description

STATUS1

1

STATUS2

2

OFF

If the chassis was powered on for more than 10 seconds, it indicates fan module failure.

Green

Fan module is operational.

Amber

Fan module failure or minor fan alarm.

White

Fan module has failed and must be replaced.

RPLC

OFF

Fan is operational.

Amber

Fan failure or minor fan alarm.

White

  1. A fan is outside set RPM limit setpoints by greater than +/-300RPM≤RPM.

  2. Any fan is outside set RPM limit setpoints by greater than +/-1000RPM.

  3. Temperature or barometric sensor failure sensed by the Supervisor. The Supervisor sets the RPLC LED to White color.

  4. The Supervisor sets the RPLC LED to White color.

1 Indicates the status of the back fan.
2 Indicates the status of the front fan.

Monitoring the Fan Module using CLI in the Cisco cBR Chassis

To monitor the Fan Module use the show platform hardware slot command.

This example shows the status of the fans installed in the chassis:


Router#show platform hardware slot P10 fan status 
Fan 0: Normal
Fan 1: Normal