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Maintaining the MX960 Fan Trays

date_range 09-Mar-21

Purpose

For optimum cooling, verify the condition of the fans.

Action

  • Monitor the status of the fans. A fan tray contains multiple fans that work in unison to cool the router components. If one fan fails, the host subsystem adjusts the speed of the remaining fans to maintain proper cooling. A red alarm is triggered when a fan fails, and a yellow alarm and red alarm is triggered when a fan tray is removed.

  • To display the status of the cooling system, issue the show chassis environment command. The output is similar to the following:

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    user@host> show chassis environment
    
    Class Item                           Status     Measurement
    Temp  PEM 0                          OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
          PEM 1                          Absent    
          PEM 2                          Absent    
          PEM 3                          OK         40 degrees C / 104 degrees F
          Routing Engine 0               OK         39 degrees C / 102 degrees F
          Routing Engine 1               OK         42 degrees C / 107 degrees F
          CB 0 Intake                    OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          CB 0 Exhaust A                 OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          CB 0 Exhaust B                 OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          CB 0 ACBC                      OK         26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
          CB 0 SF A                      OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
          CB 0 SF B                      OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          CB 1 Intake                    OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          CB 1 Exhaust A                 OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          CB 1 Exhaust B                 OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          CB 1 ACBC                      OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          CB 1 SF A                      OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
          CB 1 SF B                      OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
          CB 2 Intake                    Absent    
          CB 2 Exhaust A                 Absent    
          CB 2 Exhaust B                 Absent    
          CB 2 ACBC                      Absent    
          CB 2 SF A                      Absent    
          CB 2 SF B                      Absent    
          FPC 2 Intake                   OK         22 degrees C / 71 degrees F
          FPC 2 Exhaust A                OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          FPC 2 Exhaust B                OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 0 TSensor             OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 0 Chip                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 1 TSensor             OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 1 Chip                OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 2 TSensor             OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 2 Chip                OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 3 TSensor             OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 2 I3 3 Chip                OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 2 IA 0 TSensor             OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 2 IA 0 Chip                OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
          FPC 2 IA 1 TSensor             OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 2 IA 1 Chip                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          FPC 4 Intake                   OK         22 degrees C / 71 degrees F
          FPC 4 Exhaust A                OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          FPC 4 Exhaust B                OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 0 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 0 Chip                OK         34 degrees C / 93 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 1 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 1 Chip                OK         33 degrees C / 91 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 2 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 2 Chip                OK         29 degrees C / 84 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 3 TSensor             OK         29 degrees C / 84 degrees F
          FPC 4 I3 3 Chip                OK         29 degrees C / 84 degrees F
          FPC 4 IA 0 TSensor             OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          FPC 4 IA 0 Chip                OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
          FPC 4 IA 1 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 4 IA 1 Chip                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          FPC 7 Intake                   OK         20 degrees C / 68 degrees F
          FPC 7 Exhaust A                OK         21 degrees C / 69 degrees F
          FPC 7 Exhaust B                OK         21 degrees C / 69 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 0 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 0 Chip                OK         36 degrees C / 96 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 1 TSensor             OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 1 Chip                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 2 TSensor             OK         32 degrees C / 89 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 2 Chip                OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 3 TSensor             OK         30 degrees C / 86 degrees F
          FPC 7 I3 3 Chip                OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 7 IA 0 TSensor             OK         34 degrees C / 93 degrees F
          FPC 7 IA 0 Chip                OK         37 degrees C / 98 degrees F
          FPC 7 IA 1 TSensor             OK         31 degrees C / 87 degrees F
          FPC 7 IA 1 Chip                OK         35 degrees C / 95 degrees F
    Fans  Top Fan Tray Temp              OK         27 degrees C / 80 degrees F
          Top Tray Fan 1                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Top Tray Fan 2                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Top Tray Fan 3                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Top Tray Fan 4                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Top Tray Fan 5                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Top Tray Fan 6                 OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Fan Tray Temp           OK         28 degrees C / 82 degrees F
          Bottom Tray Fan 1              OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Tray Fan 2              OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Tray Fan 3              OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Tray Fan 4              OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Tray Fan 5              OK         Spinning at high speed
          Bottom Tray Fan 6              OK         Spinning at high speed
    
Note:

The fan numbers are stamped into the fan tray sheet metal next to each fan.

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