The Device View
The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interface’s performance.
The following descriptive information is provided for each interface:
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 fddi (for an installed
Description
A text description of the interface: Enterasys Enet or Ethernet Front (for the standard Ethernet front panel interfaces), Enterasys Fast or Fast Ethernet (for front panel Fast Ethernet interfaces), Enterasys Back or FTM Backplane (for the backplane interfaces to the chassis), Host or Host Data Port for the
Physical Status |
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Displays the current physical status — or operational state — of the interface: | Online or |
Offline. |
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Logical Status |
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Displays the current logical status — or administrative state — of the interface: | Up or |
Down. |
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Interface Performance Statistics
The statistical values (and, where available, the accompanying bar graphs) to the right of the interface description fields provide a quick summary of interface performance. You can select the statistical value you want to display and the units in which you want those values displayed by using the two menu fields directly above the interface display area, as follows:
1.In the
2.Once you have selected the base unit, click on the down arrow in the
After you select a new display mode, the statistics will refresh to reflect the current choice, as described below.
Viewing Device Information |
