Enterasys Networks 700 manual Viewing Fddi Information

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FDDI Management

Connection Policy — This window shows the types of connections between the four FDDI PHY (port) types — A, B, M, and S — that will be allowed by the SMT entity.

Station List With this window you can see the configuration of the ring on which the SMT entity resides, including number of nodes, node addresses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and current ring topology.

Performance — This window lets you view the number of frames transmitted and received on the ring as detected by the selected SMT entity, along with error and lost frames, and the number of ring initializations.

FDDI Statistics — This window allows you to view various traffic-related statistics for each SMT entity present on the device.

To access FDDI information (except FDDI Statistics):

1.In the Device View window, click on FDDI; drag down to select the SMT entity of interest, then right to reveal the FDDI Information menu (Figure 5-1).

Figure 5-1. The FDDI Menus

2. Select the desired option.

NOTE

The title bar of each window displays the index number of the SMT entity whose information is being displayed.

To access the FDDI Statistics window:

1.In the Device View window, click on Device to display the Device menu.

2.Click on FDDI Statistics; The FDDI Statistics Window, as shown in Figure 5-6on page 5-13, will appear.

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Viewing FDDI Information

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Enterasys Networks 700 manual Viewing Fddi Information