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Monitoring the System

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ProSafe M5300 Switch

The following table describes the detailed port information displayed on the screen. To view

information about a different port, select the port number from the Interface menu.

Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to perform the following actions:

• Click CLEAR to clear all the counters. This resets all statistics for this port to the default

values.

• Click REFRESH to refresh the data on the screen and display the most current statistics.

Field Description

ifIndex This object indicates the ifIndex of the interface table entry associated with

this port on an adapter.

Port Type For normal ports this field will be ‘normal.’ Otherwise the possible values

are:

• Mirrored - This port is a participating in port mirroring as a mirrored port.

Look at the Port Mirroring screens for more information.

• Probe - This port is a participating in port mirroring as the probe port.

Look at the Port Mirroring screens for more information.

• Trunk Member - The port is a member of a Link Aggregation trunk. Look

at the Port Channel screens for more information.

Port Channel ID If the port is a member of a port channel, the port channel's interface ID and

name are shown. Otherwise “Disable” is shown.

Port Role Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each

spanning tree. The port role will be one of the following values: Root Port,

Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port or Disabled Port.

STP Mode The Spanning Tree Protocol Administrative Mode associated with the port or

Port Channel. The possible values are:

• Enable - Spanning tree is enabled for this port.

• Disable - Spanning tree is disabled for this port.

STP State The port's current state Spanning Tree state. This state controls what action

a port takes on receipt of a frame. If the bridge detects a malfunctioning port

it will place that port into the broken state. The other five states are defined

in IEEE 802.1D:

• Disabled

• Blocking

• Listening

• Learning

• Forwarding

• Broken

Admin Mode The Port control administration state. The port must be enabled in order for it

to be allowed into the network. The factory default is enabled.

LACP Mode Indicates the Link Aggregation Control Protocol administration state. The

mode must be enabled in order for the port to participate in Link

Aggregation.

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