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Matrix DFE-Gold Series Modules Hardware Installation Guide 4-1

4

Troubleshooting

Thischapterprovidesinformationconcerningthefollowing:

• UsingLANVIEW(page 4‐1)

• TroubleshootingChecklist(page 4‐7)

• OverviewofDFE‐GoldModuleShutdownProcedure(page 4‐9)

• RecommendedShutdownProcedureUsingOFFLINE/RESETSwitch(page 4‐10)

• LastResortShutdownProcedureUsingOFFLINE/RESETSwitch(page 4‐10)

Unlessotherwisenoted,thefollowinginformationappliestoallDFE‐

Gold modules.

Using LANVIEW

Themodulesuseabuilt‐invisualdiagnosticandstatusmonitoringsystemcalled

LANVIEW.TheLANVIEWLEDs(Figure 4‐1)allow quickobservationofthenetwork

statustoaidindiagnosingnetworkproblems.

About the Management (MGMT) LED

TheMGMTLED(showninFigure 4‐1)indicateswhenthemoduleisservingasthe

ManagementModuletocontrolthemanagementfunctionsforallDFE‐Gold modulesin

thechassis.TheManagementModulehandlesallIPrequeststothechassisIPaddress,

suchasPING,Telnet,SNMP,HTTP,etc.TheManagement

ModulealsohandlestheCLI

configurationsessionsthroughtheconsoleport.So,whenyouplugintoa

DFE‐Gold moduleCOMporttoconfigureaDFE‐Gold moduleinthechassis,itishandled

bytheManagementModuleregardlessoftheDFE‐Gold moduleCOMportthatyouuse.