FDDI Management

Configuration

The Concentrator Configuration window, Figure 5-2, informs you about the configuration and operating state of the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity, and displays parameters relating to ring initialization.

Figure 5-2. The Concentrator Configuration Window

MAC State

This field indicates the current state of the selecting ring’s MAC component. (The RMT component of SMT monitors MAC operation and takes actions necessary to aid in achieving an operational ring.) Possible states are:

Not Available

There is no MAC on the FDDI ring associated with the

 

SMT entity.

Ring-Op

The ring is functioning normally. While in this state, the

 

MAC being managed is part of an operational FDDI ring.

Isolated

SMT has just initialized RMT or RMT has entered this

 

state during a path test (trace) after ring beaconing; RMT

 

is not aware of the ring path or state.

Non-Op

The MAC being managed by the selected SMT is

 

participating in ring recovery; the ring is not operational.

Detect

The claim (beacon) process of the FDDI ring protocol has

 

exceeded one second. There may be a problem on the

 

ring; any duplicate address conditions are being

 

detected. In this state, the ring is still alive, but no data is

 

being transmitted.

Non-Op-Dup

The ring is not operational; the address of the MAC

 

under control of the SMT entity has been found to

 

duplicate that of another MAC on the ring. The duplicate

 

address condition prevented ring recovery and

 

initialization after a claim and beacon process. This state

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