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Intermittent MDS Link Failures while Scanning.

Symptom

Intermittent MDS Link Failures while Scanning. Getting MDS link failures while scanning. Reports error 2241608 GIP VCC signal is out of range. Note that the value was mere millivolts out of spec, but enough to trip out scans. I measured the voltage at 4.81 volts, nominally low, but barely in spec. Spec is: Low: 4.70V High: 5.250V.

Error message

2248741 MDS Link Failure. The MDS fiber optic link appears to be broken between the PACTL and the RFCTL. 2248741 MDS Link Failure The MDS fiber optic link appears to be broken between the PACTL and the RFCTL. Check RF cabinet power and the CTLX board. Run MDS fiber optic link diagnostics.

2248664 MDS link failure. An MDS device failed to respond to SCP. If the link is broken, a separate error message will be logged. If not, a spurious error occurred. 2248664 lx-mr3 NSP SCP:MdsAutoConfig 1731 MDS link failure. An MDS device failed to respond to SCP. If the link is broken, a separate error message will be logged. If not, a spurious error occurred. MDS timer: 0x0000 Transmitted header: 0x11 SSM Transmitted opcode: 0x01->

Applies to

Models
Excite
Product
Profile with Excite
Software
Profile5 Applies to Profile5 (Excite) only. Profile5 is 12.x based software, not ProfileHD.
Component
2211725-2 CTLU Assembly
Area
MR

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