Port Status and Basic Configuration

Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters

Status or

Description

Parameter

 

 

 

Type

This parameter appears in the CLI show trunk listing and, for a port in a trunk group, specifies the type of

 

trunk group. The default Type is passive LACP, which can be displayed by using the CLI show lacp command.

 

For more on port trunking, see “Port Trunking” on page Chapter 12, “Port Trunking” .

 

 

Broadcast

Specifies the percentage of the theoretical maximum network bandwidth that can be used for broadcast

Limit

and multicast traffic. Any broadcast or multicast traffic exceeding that limit will be dropped. Zero (0) means

 

the feature is disabled.

 

Series 2600 Switches, Series 2600-PWR Switches, Series 4100gl Switches, and the Switch 6108: The

 

broadcast-limit command operates at the global configuration context level to set the broadcast limit

 

for all ports on the switch.

 

Series 2800 Switches: The broadcast-limit command operates at the port context level to set the

 

broadcast limit on a per-port basis.

 

 

Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port

Parameters

From the menu interface, you can configure and view all port parameter settings and view all port status indicators.

Using the Menu To View Port Status. The menu interface displays the status for ports and (if configured) a trunk group.

From the Main Menu, select:

Status and Counters. . .

Port Status

In this example, ports A7 and A8 have previously been configured as a trunk group.

Figure 10-1. Example of the Port Status Screen

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