Bridge Status Displays

Bridge Port Status

Press [A] at the Bridge Status Displays Menu to display the configurational and oper- ational status of all Bridge ports in the node:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N ode N ame=node_xyz

 

 

Bridge Port S tatus Disp lay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Id: 0010.00000364439B

R oot Port: 255

 

 

N um

 

Type/Format

 

S tatus

 

Bridge S tate

 

Receive

 

X mit

 

0

 

Ethern et

A ctive

Disabled

4294967296

4294967296

1

 

Token Ring

A ctive

Lis ten in g

4675561234

4675561234

2

 

Frm/Nat LLC2

A ctive

Learning

4561230000

4562222100

3

 

Frm/8023/TB

A ctive

Blocking

4561231100

4561231100

PgUp PgD n F2:More In fo F3:Exit

Figure 20-12 Bridge Port Status Display

[C],[F],[D],[A] from Main Menu

Bridge ID is in the form Priority.MAC Address, where Priority is the hex value of the Bridge Priority configured in the Bridge Port record.

If there are more Bridge ports than will fit on one screen, pressing [PgUp] or [PgDn] will display other screens.

Pressing [F2] at the screen in Figure 20-12 will display a screen of Bridge Port Sta- tistics for the ports on the above screen.

Information on the Bridge Port Status Display:

●Type/Format – identifies the interface type (Ethernet, Token Ring, or frame relay) and (if frame relay) frame format (Native LLC2, 8025_SRB, or 8023_TB, as configured in the Port record).

●Status (Active or Inactive) – is the operational state of the underlying physical port. The status will be Inactive only if the Blocked Port Flag (see page 7-16) is enabled.

●Bridge State – can be any of the following. (Note that a Bridge can be in an enabled state even if the physical port is inactive):

◆Disabled – the Bridge port has been disabled by operator action. The port can leave this state through an operator re-enable or node IPL.

◆Listening – the Bridge port is transitioning to the Learning state. Only

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1800 specifications

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