Cabletron Systems STHI manual Port Configuration Fields, Administrative Mode

The Chassis Status View Screen

<–B–>Attached left/right & Bypassed - This STH is bypassed from the stack’s common ring. The ring connection is continued by neighbor hubs in both directions.

–––>Attached right - This STH is connected to the stack’s common ring. The ring connection is continued by a neighbor hub to the right.

–B–>Attached right & Bypassed - This STH is bypassed from the stack’s common ring. The ring connection is continued by a neighbor hub to the right.

<–––Attached left - The STHI is connected to the stack’s common ring. The ring connection is continued by an STH to the left and possibly extended through TPIM Ring In / Ring Out ports as well.

<–B–Attached left & Bypassed - The STHI is bypassed from the stack’s common ring, but the common ring connection is continued by an STH to the left and possibly extended through TPIM Ring In / Ring Out ports as well.

–––Detached - The STHI is connected to the stack’s common ring. There are no neighbor hubs, but the common ring may be extended through TPIM Ring In / Ring Out ports.

–B–Detached & Bypassed - The STHI is bypassed from the stack’s common ring. There are no neighbor hubs, but the common ring may be extended through TPIM Ring In / Ring Out ports.

5.6.3Port Configuration Fields

The Chassis Status View screen lists all the ports from all the hubs in the stack. TCU ports are shown in numbered ranges of 12 at a time, and TPIM ports are listed last.

The function of each port field is determined by the screen mode currently in effect.

ADMINISTRATIVE Mode 1

With the Chassis Status View screen in ADMINISTRATIVE mode (Figure 5-8), all Port Status fields become toggle fields which allow the user to change the current administrative state of each port.

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