Brocade Communications Systems IP250 Refreshing MRP Topology data, Viewing MRP properties

9 Refreshing MRP Topology data

7.Click the Layout row and select the layout you want from the list.

8.Select the Saved Layout Preferred check box to set the customized layout as the default for the topology group.

This parameter supersedes the Layout parameter. If you select this parameter, the Saved layout displays even if a different layout is indicated in the Layout parameter.

9.Click Close on the MRP Topology Options dialog box.

Refreshing MRP Topology data

To refresh the MRP Topology data, click Refresh.

The MRP topology data syncs up with the data in the Management application server (not the switch). If you make MRP changes on the switch using the CLI, the Management application server uses the received traps to sync up the data. When the Management application receives traps, data collection for that specific object begins and once collection is complete the Management application server database is updated with the data. Note that data collection usually takes 2-3 minutes to finish depending on the network connectivity. However, data collection may take longer when network connectivity is slow or the switch is far away.

You can verify received traps through the Master Log. If no traps are received, data collection is triggered by the next lazy poll cycle. The lazy poll cycle is based on the configured network size (small = every 5 minutes; medium = every 15 minutes). The Management application server polls data collection from the switch and then updates the database.

Viewing MRP properties

To view MRP properties for a device, complete the following steps.

1.Right-click a device on the topology map and select MRP Properties. The MRP Properties dialog box displays.

2.Review the MRP property details:

•Hello Time — The interval, in milliseconds, at which the Forwarding port on the ring’s master node sends Ring Hello Packets (RHPs).

•Last Updated Time — The date and time of the last update.

•Pre-forwarding Time — The number of milliseconds an MRP interface that has entered the pre-forwarding state will wait before changing to the Forwarding state.

•Primary Port — The primary port of the device.

•Primary Port Active — The port number sending RHPs.

•Primary Port State — The state (Pre-forwarding, Forwarding, Blocking, or Disabled) of the primary port.

•Primary Port Type — The primary port type (Regular or Tunnel).

•RHP Received — The number of RHPs received on the interface.

•RHPs Transmitted — The number of RHPs sent on the interface.

•Ring ID — The ring identifier.

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