Asante Technologies 6200 manual Viewing Statistics, IntraSwitch System Information

Viewing Statistics

Viewing Statistics

The system information is displayed at the top of the screen, as highlighted in Figure 6-2.The following table describes the IntraSwitch system information.

Table 6-2	IntraSwitch System Information
Setting		Description
Port Operating Status		The status of the IntraSwitch. This field displays
		status symbols for each of the IntraSwitch’s ports.
		Port Symbols:
		X — no port exists (e.g., an Asanté MII module is
		not installed in the expansion slot).
		- (negative symbol) — a port exists but there is no
		link on the port.
		! — the port is disabled.
		B — the port is in a blocking state.
		S — the port is in a listening state.
		R — the port is in a learning state.
		+ — the port is in a forwarding state.
		▲ Important! Type h “Help for Legends” in Port
		Configuration Menu for a list of the port symbols.

Viewing statistics on a regular basis allows you to evaluate your network’s performance.You can view current statistics for the IntraSwitch on a per-port basis by accessing the Statistics Menu in the Local Management Interface.

To view statistics:

1	Access the IntraSwitch’s Local Management
	Interface.

ΔNote: See Chapter 4,“Setting Up For Manage- ment” for instructions on connecting to the Local Management Interface.

2	Type s in the Local Management Interface Main
	Menu.

A screen similar to Figure 6-3 appears:

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