The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Viewing I/F Summary Information

The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the trafÞc processed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down Transmit and Receive trafÞc for each interface.

To access the I/F Summary window:

1.From the Module View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.

2.Click again to select I/F Summary, and release. The I/F Summary window, Figure 2-7, will appear.

Figure 2-7. I/F Summary Window

The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interfaceÕs performance.

The following descriptive information is provided for each interface:

UpTime

The UpTime Þeld lists the amount of time, in a days, hh:mm:ss format, that the device has been running since the last start-up.

Index

The index value assigned to each interface on the device.

Type

The type of the interface, distinguished by the physical/link protocol(s) running immediately below the network layer. Possible values are Other (for the 7X00 Controller ModuleÕs two backplane Host interface), fddi, and ethernet-csmacd(for both standard and Fast Ethernet interfaces), and atm.

Viewing Chassis Information

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Cabletron Systems 7000 manual Viewing I/F Summary Information, Index