Checking Port Status and Counters

Field

Description

 

 

Access

Current setting of the ACCESS port characteristic.

 

Access determines how a port can access a service node

 

or how a port can be accessed by other interactive users

 

and service nodes. Access is shown as one of the

 

following:

 

• Dynamic — Access server allows access on the port

 

to alternate between local and remote.

 

• Local — Access server allows only interactive use of

 

the port.

 

• None — Access server prevents any use of the port.

 

• Remote — Access server allows only remote

 

connections on the port.

 

Port access is specified by using the SET/DEFINE/

 

CHANGE PORT command.

Status

Current status of the port, which can be one of the

 

following:

 

• Connected — Port is connected to a service.

 

• Connecting — Port is attempting a connection to a

 

service.

 

• Disconnected — Session was terminated while

 

dormant.

 

• Disconnecting — Session is disconnecting from a

 

service.

 

• Idle — Port is not in use.

 

• Local Mode — Port is logged in to the access server

 

and is not connected to or connecting to a service.

 

• Locked — LOCK command was executed on the port.

 

• Signal Wait — The port failed to assert the DSR

 

signal during a signal check controlled connection

 

attempt.

 

• Sessions — Number of active sessions at the port.

 

• Current Service — Active service session or the

 

service session interrupted when the user last entered

 

local mode.

Current Node

Node to which the current session is connected. If the

 

access is remote, this is the name of the node from which

 

the connection originated.

 

 

17-28 Managing the Access Server