I'm new to the Cisco world...I am in the middle of purchasing a Catalyst 
5000, however there seems to be some strange problem with this particular
one
that I'm interested in.  On HARDBOOT the EARL fails...and on SOFTBOOT the 
EARL passes.  I'm wondering if I should pass this cisco unit up for
something
better?  Here are the results of that.



Here's the info on the EARL: 
     HARD BOOT: 
     Init NVRAM Log 
     LED Test  ................... done 
     ROM Checksum  ............... passed 
     Dual Port RAM r/w Test  ..... passed 
     ID PROM  .................... passed 
     System DRAM Size(mb)  ....... 16 
     DRAM Data Bus Test  ......... passed 
     DRAM Address Test  .......... passed 
     DRAM Byte/Word Access Test .. passed 
     EARL Test  .................. FAILED 
     EARL ALIAS ERROR - more locations changed than expected 
     Expected  Actual 
     00000010  00008000 

     SOFT BOOT: 
     Init NVRAM Log 
     LED Test  ................... done 
     ROM Checksum  ............... passed 
     Dual Port RAM r/w Test  ..... passed 
     ID PROM  .................... passed 
     System DRAM Size(mb)  ....... 16 
     DRAM Data Bus Test  ......... passed 
     DRAM Address Test  .......... passed 
     DRAM Byte/Word Access Test .. passed 
     EARL Test  .................. passed 

Also here is what comes with the unit and its functioning parts:

Specific items are:

Cisco Catalyst 5000 5-Slot Switch 
8MB Flash, 16MB DRAM 
IOS version 4.5(8) 
Supervisor II with (2) 100FX MMF Interfaces 
12-Port Ethernet/FastEthernet Module 
(1) DB25-to-RJ45 Console Connector 
Power Cable 

Also included (but not guaranteed):

DAS FDDI Module (sometimes works, sometimes not) 
FDDI PCI Network Card 
Note: EARL Test fails on hard boot but passes on soft boot. 


Let me know what you think...




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