The Device View
2-16 Viewing Device Information
If you have selected the Operator status mode, a port is considered:
• ON if the port is currently forwarding packets.
• OFF if the port is not currently forwarding packets.
Note that the Operator status provides the actual status of the port; depending on the
circumstances, this may or may not reflect the Admin state currently requested by
management. For example, ports which are administratively ON but not yet connected
would display an Operator status of OFF, since no packets are being forwarded.
Load
If you choose Load, the interface text boxes will display the percentage of network load
processed by each port during the last polling interval. This percentage reflects the
network load generated per polling interval by devices connected to the port compared to
the theoretical maximum load (10, 100, 155.5, 800, or 1000 Mbps) of the connected
network.
Errors
If you choose the Errors mode, the interface boxes will display the percentage of the total
number of valid packets processed by each port during the last polling interval that were
error packets. This percentage reflects the number of errors generated during the last
polling interval by devices connected to that port compared to the total number of valid
packets processed by the port.
I/F Mapping
If you choose the I/F Mapping mode, the interface boxes will display the interface number
(ifIndex) associated with each port on the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module.
I/F Speed
If you choose the I/F Speed mode, the interface boxes will display the bandwidth of each
individual port on the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module: 10M (megabits) for
standard Ethernet; 100M for Fast Ethernet, 155.5 M for ATM, 800M for a backplane
interface, and 1.00 G for Gigabit Ethernet.
I/F Type
If you choose the I/F Type mode, the interface boxes will display the network type
supported by each interface on the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module, e.g., Eth
(ethernet-csmacd), ATM, or FDDI. Note that there is no type distinction between standard
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
Port status view options for a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 Ethernet MicroLAN
module are:
NOTE The polling interval is set using the Device Management page of the Options window,
accessed via the Tools—>Options selection from the main menu bar . Refer to the Element
Manager User’s Guide for full information on setting node polling intervals.