Cisco Appliance Light Path Diagnostics #ISE #NCS #PRIME
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 8:54AM My Cisco appliance was showing the amber color exclamation point. While I did the typical show and tech commands I could not find anything wrong with the box. I checked the Light Path Diagnostics on the appliance, it quickly pointed out a power supply problem.

Figure 1-3 Light Path Diagnostics Panel

Figure 1-4 shows the LEDs and controls on the light path diagnostics panel.
Figure 1-4 Light Path Diagnostics Panel Components

Light Path Diagnostics Panel Components
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Remind button: This button places the system-error LED on the front panel into Remind mode. In Remind mode, the system-error LED flashes once every 2 seconds until the problem is corrected, the NCS appliance is restarted, or a new problem occurs.
By placing the system-error LED indicator in Remind mode, you acknowledge that you are aware of the last failure but will not take immediate action to correct the problem.
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NMI button: This button is used to force a nonmaskable interrupt to the microprocessor. This button is not currently used by the Cisco Prime Network Control System appliance. Press this button only when directed by the Cisco TAC personnel.
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Checkpoint code display: This display provides a checkpoint code that indicates the point at which the system stopped during the boot block and POST. A checkpoint code is either a byte or a word value that is produced by UEFI. The display does not provide error codes or suggest components to be replaced.
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Reset button: Press this button to reset the NCS appliance and run the power-on self-test (POST). You might have to use a pen or the end of a straightened paper clip to press the button. The Reset button is in the lower-right corner of the light path diagnostics panel.
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Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.
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LED
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Description
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Action
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None, but the system error LED is lit. |
An error occurred and cannot be isolated. The error is not represented by a path. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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OVER SPEC |
The power supplies are using more power than their maximum rating. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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LOG |
An error occurred. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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LINK |
Reserved. |
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PS |
Power supply 1 or 2 has failed. |
1. 2. 3. 4. |
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PCI |
An error has occurred on a PCI bus or on the system board. An additional LED is lit next to a failing PCI slot. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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SP |
A service processor error has been detected. |
1. 2. |
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FAN |
A fan has failed, is operating too slowly, or has been removed. The TEMP LED might also be lit. |
Contact Cisco TAC to replace your Cisco Prime Network Control System appliance and for further assistance. |
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TEMP |
The system temperature has exceeded a threshold level. A failing fan can cause the TEMP LED to be lit. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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MEM |
When only the MEM LED is lit, a memory error has occurred. When both the MEM and CNFG LEDs are lit, the memory configuration is invalid or the PCI Option ROM is out of resource. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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NMI |
A nonmaskable interrupt has occurred, or the NMI button was pressed. |
Check the system-error log for information about the error. Contact Cisco TAC if further assistance is needed. |
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CNFG |
A hardware configuration error has occurred. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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CPU |
An invalid microprocessor configuration or a microprocessor has failed (both the CPU LED and the CNFG LED might be lit). |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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VRM |
Reserved. |
- |
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DASD |
A hard disk drive has failed or is missing. |
1. 2. |
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RAID |
Reserved. |
- |
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BRD |
An error has occurred on the system board. |
Contact Cisco TAC for assistance. |
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