8-6 CHAPTER 8: ADMINISTERING FDDI RESOURCES

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Press [Return].

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Enter the new statusReporting value (enabled or disabled).

 

See the following example:

 

Select station [1]:

 

Station 1 - Enter new value (disabled,enabled) [enabled]:

 

disabled

 

 

Administering

FDDI’s dual, counter-rotating ring consists of a primary ring and a secondary

FDDI Paths

ring. FDDI stations can be connected to either ring or to both rings

 

simultaneously. Data flows downstream on the primary ring in one direction

 

from one station to its neighboring station. The secondary ring serves as a

 

redundant path and flows in the opposite direction. When a link failure or

 

station failure occurs, the ring “wraps” around the location of the failure,

 

creating a single logical ring.

 

You can display FDDI path information and set the time values of the

 

following attributes:

tvxLowerBound

tmaxLowerBound

maxTreq

 

These values are used by all MACs configured in a path.

Displaying Path Information

FDDI path information includes the time values for tvxLowerBound, tmaxLowerBound, and maxTreq, as well as values for ring latency and trace status.

To display FDDI path information:

Top-Level Menu

system

 

 

 

ethernet

station

 

fddi

path

 

bridge

mac

 

ip

port

 

 

snmp

 

 

 

analyzer

 

 

 

script

 

 

 

logout

 

 

 

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display tvxLowerBound tmaxLowerBound maxTreq

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From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

fddi path display

You are prompted for a station and path. The Switch 2200 has one station, which appears in brackets.

When prompted for the station, press Return.

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