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How to Look for System Fault through console access

How can we get Device basic information ?

Introduction

Most of the times, when we create cases on support portal, we need device information to proceed, such as Device model and serial number. This article describes how to view the following system information:

1. Overview information
2. Details of voltage, fan status, power supply, alarm status, and temperature
3. Serial number

Viewing overall system information

In order to login to the device, you can use following article for step by step instructions.
Local management through the Console port

To display an overview of the switch hardware, software, and system settings, enter User Exec or Privileged Exec mode and enter the command:
awplus# show system

The output depends on the product, example listed below is from AT-x230-18GT device for reference 
System Status                                    Wed Feb 03 18:03:15 2021  
Board      ID   Bay     Board Name                        Rev   Serial number                                          
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Base       401  Base    x230-18GT                         C-0   G2AKGB02U                      
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RAM: Total: 510944 kB Free: 385528 kB                                  
Flash: 61.9MB Used: 49.0MB Available: 12.9MB                                                                            
---------------------------------------------------------------------------   
Environment Status : Normal       
Uptime             : 266 days 05:59:26 
Bootloader version : 3.1.8 
Current software   : x230-5.4.9-1.1.rel                                                                                 
Software version   : 5.4.9-1.1                                                                                         
Build date         : Tue Jul 23 21:57:46 UTC 2019    
Current boot config: flash:/default.cfg (file exists)   
System Name                                                                                                             
awplus                                                                                                          
System Contact                                                                                              
Bob                                                                                                                   
System Location                                                                                                          
Demo_lab
 


Viewing voltage, fan status, power supply, alarm status, and temperature

The unit monitors it's environmental status, power supplies(PSU) and fans. To display this information, enter User Exec or Privileged Exec mode and enter the command:
awplus# show system environment

The output depends on the product, example listed below is from AT-x230-18GT device for reference 
Environment Monitoring Status
Overall Status: Normal   
Resource ID: 1  Name: x230-18GT                                  
ID  Sensor (Units)                      Reading  Low Limit High Limit Status                                       
1   Fan: Fan 1 (Rpm)                       3944       2700        -       Ok                                          
2   Voltage: 2.5V (Volts)                 2.499      2.339      2.859     Ok                                          
3   Voltage: 1.0V (Volts)                 1.014      0.891      1.090     Ok                                         
4   Voltage: 3.3V (Volts)                 3.338      3.028      3.545     Ok                                        
5   Voltage: 1.5V (Volts)                 1.538      1.335      1.649     Ok                                       
6   Voltage: 12.0V (Volts)               11.828     10.767     13.166     Ok                                     
7   Temp: System (Degrees C)                 43        -11         73     Ok

In system environment output, we have to look for ****Fault*** status if the unit is showing some functionality issues.
Submit those logs when you request RMA for the device.

*********EXCEPTION******
Switch Blade CFC(Controller Fabric Cards) do show sometimes FAULT as following example :
 

Resource ID: 6 Name: AT-SBx81CFC960
ID  Sensor                  (Units)     Reading    Low Limit     High Limit   Status
1    Voltage: 2.5V          (Volts)      2.448        2.344            2.865          Ok
2    Voltage: Battery       (Volts)      0.731        2.700            3.586       FAULT
3    Voltage: 3.3V          (Volts)      3.300        2.973            3.627          Ok
4    Voltage: 1.0V          (Volts)      0.998        0.900            1.097          Ok
5    Temp: Internal         (Degrees C)   38         65(Hyst)          70             Ok
This fault is because of the low voltage reading from the Battery. Please follow pg.154 of the installation guide to correct this fault and make those cards functionable again.
https://www.alliedtelesis.com/sites/default/files/documents/installation-guides/ati_sbx8112_sbx81cfc960_ig.pdf#page=154
 
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Viewing the serial number

The device serial number is displayed in the output of the show system command, but for convenience, you can also display it by itself. To do this, enter User Exec or Privileged Exec mode and enter the command:
awplus# show system serialnumber

The output looks like this:
awplus#show sys ser                  
G2AKGB02U (Old format of serial no.)

OR

A10227R192400386 ( new format serial no.)

**** We prefer submitting the new format of Serial No. if you your system has both formats