I would say forget it on the module,
how can you do lab testing and troubleshooting if you don't have confidence
in the hardware. The sometimes working sometimes not, renders the equipment
usless in this type of situation. I would pay for the switch though, Cat5s
are hard to find/expensive but they are part of the lab.
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Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: Hey guys..I need some Cisco help.. [7:5050]
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
0010 8000
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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