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The switch LEDs provide troubleshooting information about the switch. They show power-on self-test (POST) failures, port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. You can also get statistics from the CLI, or a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) workstation. For details, refer to one of the following guides:
Approximately 30 seconds after the switch powers on, it begins the POST, which can take up to 5 minutes to complete. During POST, the SYSTEM LED blinks green. After POST is complete, the SYSTEM LED turns solid green. The ACTV LED is green if the switch is acting as the active switch.
Look at the port LEDs for information when troubleshooting the switch. See the descriptions of the LED colors and their meanings in the “Ethernet Management Port” section.
The following are some of the scenarios relating to switch connections that might require troubleshooting.
Always examine a cable for marginal damage or failure. A cable might be just good enough to connect at the physical layer, but it could corrupt packets as a result of subtle damage to the wiring or connectors. You can identify this situation because the port has many packet errors or the port constantly flaps (loses and regains link).
Make sure that you have the correct cable:
Verify that both sides have a link. A broken wire or a shut-down port might cause one side to show a link even though the other side does not have a link.
A port LED that is on does not guarantee that the cable is functional. It might have encountered physical stress, causing it to function at a marginal level. If the port LED does not turn on:
If a port appears to malfunction:
If a powered device connected to a PoE port does not receive power:
Note Ensure that the output of the PoE circuit has been evaluated as a limited power source (LPS) per IEC 60950.
If SFP modules do not function correctly:
Note When ordering or using CX1 cables, ensure that the version identifier is 2 or higher.
Verify that the port or interface is not disabled or powered off. If a port or interface is manually shut down on either side of the link, it does not come up until you re-enable the interface. Use the show interfaces privileged EXEC command to see if the interface is error-disabled, disabled, or shut down on either side of the connection. If needed, re-enable the interface.
Ping from the directly connected switch first, and then work your way back port by port, interface by interface, trunk by trunk, until you find the source of the connectivity issue. Make sure that each switch can identify the end device’s MAC address in its content-addressable memory (CAM) table.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loops might cause serious performance issues that resemble port or interface problems.
A unidirectional link might cause loops. A loop occurs when the traffic sent by a switch is received by the neighbor, but the traffic from the neighbor is not received by the switch. A broken cable, other cabling problems, or a port issue could cause this one-way communication.
You can enable UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) on the switch to help identify unidirectional link problems. For information about enabling UDLD on the switch, see the “Understanding UDLD” section in the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches Software Configuration Guides at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-3650-series-switches/products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html.
The following are some of the scenarios relating to switch performance that might require troubleshooting.
Port statistics that show a large amount of alignment errors, frame check sequences (FCS), or late-collisions errors, might indicate a speed or duplex mismatch.
A common issue occurs when duplex and speed settings are mismatched between two switches, between a switch and a router, or between a switch and a workstation or server. Mismatches might occur when manually setting the speed and duplex, or from autonegotiation issues between the two devices.
To maximize switch performance and to ensure a link, follow one of these guidelines when changing the duplex or speed settings:
Sometimes, problems occur between the switch and third-party network interface cards (NICs). By default, the switch ports and interfaces autonegotiate. Laptops or other devices are commonly set to autonegotiate; yet, sometimes, issues occur.
To troubleshoot autonegotiation problems, try setting both sides of the connection manually. If this does not solve the problem, there could be a problem with the firmware or software on the NIC. You can resolve this by upgrading the NIC driver to the latest version.
If the port statistics show excessive frame check sequences, late-collisions or alignment errors, verify that the cable distance from the switch to the connected device meets the recommended guidelines..
If you have configured a new switch with a wrong IP address, or if all of the switch LEDs start blinking when you try to enter Express Setup mode, you can clear the IP address that is configured on the switch.
Note Resetting the switch reboots the switch.
Step 1 Press and hold the Mode button.
Step 2 Start the terminal emulation program on the PC or the terminal. The program, frequently a PC application, such as HyperTerminal or ProcommPlus, makes communication between the switch and your PC or terminal possible.
The switch LEDs begin blinking after about 2 seconds. If the LEDs above the mode button turn solid green, you can release the Mode button and run Express Setup to configure the switch. If the LEDs do not turn solid green, continue with the next step.
Step 3 Continue holding down the Mode button. The LEDs stop blinking after an additional 8 seconds, and then the switch reboots
You can also configure the switch by using the CLI setup procedure.
If you contact Cisco Technical Assistance, you should know the switch’s serial number. Figure 5-1 shows the serial number location. You can also use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the switch’s serial number.
Figure 5-1 Switch Serial Number Location
To replace a failed data stack member:
Step 1 Power down the failed switch. Remove the AC or DC input power.
Step 2 Make sure the replacement switch is powered off, and then connect it to the stack.
If you had manually set the member numbers for the switch stack, manually assign the member number of the failed switch to the replacement switch. To manually assign the stack member number, see the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches Software Configuration Guides at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/catalyst-3650-series-switches/products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html.
Step 3 Make the same Gigabit Ethernet connections on the replacement switch as those that were on the failed switch.
Step 4 Reinstall modules and cable connections, if any.
Step 5 Power on the replacement switch
The replacement switch will have the same configuration for all the interfaces as the failed switch, and will function the same way as the failed switch.
Note The replacement switch must be a Cisco Catalyst 3650 switch.