Figure 8: LCD Panel in a J-EX8200 SwitchYou can configure the second line of the LCD panel to display a custom message. If theLCD panel is configured to display a custom message, the Menu button and the Enterbutton are disabled. For instructions, see the Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet SwitchComplete Software Guide for Junos OS at http://www.support.dell.com/manuals.The LCD panel has a backlight. If the LCD panel is idle for 60 seconds, the backlight turnsoff. You can turn on the backlight by pressing the Menu or Enter button once. After turningon the backlight, you can toggle between the LCD menus by pressing the Menu buttonand navigate through the menu options by pressing the Enter button.NOTE: The chassis viewer in the J-Web interface also displays the LCD panel.From the J-Web interface, you can view real-time status information in theLCD panel. For more information, see the Dell PowerConnect J-Series EthernetSwitch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS athttp://www.support.dell.com/manuals.This topic describes:• LCD Panel Modes on page 20• LCD Panel Menus on page 21LCD Panel ModesThe LCD operates in four modes: boot, idle, status, and maintenance.The LCD operates in boot mode during switch reboot.The boot mode displays the key milestones in the switch boot process. The boot modedoes not have any menu options. After the boot process is complete, the LCDautomatically reverts to the Idle menu.In the idle mode, line two of the Idle menu displays the network ports’ Status LED modesand the total number of alarms in the system. The number of alarms is updated everysecond.The status mode allows you to get status information for the following items:• Routing Engine (RE) and switch fabric in Switch Fabric (SF) module(s) in J-EX8216switches• Power supplies20Dell PowerConnect J-Series J-EX8216 Ethernet Switch Hardware Guide
