Cabletron Systems 2E43-27 manual System Resources Screen, Flash Download, Port Redirect Function

Chapter 5: Local Management

FLASH DOWNLOAD

The FLASH Download screen allows the user to download information from FLASH memory and force the 2E4X-27 to download a new image file from a TFTP server. For details, refer to Section 5.16.

PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION

This menu item can only be selected if the device is set to operate as a traditional switch (802.1D SWITCHING) as described in Section 5.11.1, Setting the Operation Mode. The Port Redirect Function screen allows the user to redirect traffic from one or multiple ports to a specific destination port. For details, refer to Section 5.17.

BROADCAST SUPPRESSION

This menu item can only be selected if the device is set to operate as a traditional switch (802.1D SWITCHING) as described in Section 5.11.1, Setting the Operation Mode. The Broadcast Suppression screen allows the user to set a desired limit of received broadcast frames that will be forwarded per port per second. For details, refer to Section 5.18.

802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION

This menu item will only display if the 2E4X-27 has been configured to operate as an 802.1Q switch as described in Section 5.11.1, Setting the Operation Mode. When selected, this menu item opens the VLAN Main Menu screen. For details about the VLAN Local Management screens and how to use them to configure VLANs in the 2E4X-27, refer to the Cabletron Systems Port Based VLAN User’s Guide.

5.13SYSTEM RESOURCES SCREEN

The System Resources screen, Figure 5-20, provides information concerning the processor used in the 2E4X-27 and the amount of FLASH memory, DRAM, and NVRAM that is installed and how much of that memory is available. This screen also allows the user to monitor the current processor (switch) utilization and the peak switch utilization

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