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5
M
ONITORING THE
S
WITCH
This chapter describes how to monitor all of the basic functions, configure
or view system logs, and how to view traffic status or the address table.
D
ISPLAYING
B
ASIC
I
NFORMATION
A
BOUT THE
S
YSTEM
You can use the Monitor/System menu to display a basic description of the
switch, log messages, or statistics on traffic used in managing the switch.
D ISPLAYING S YSTEM
I NFORMATION
Use the System Information page to identify the system by displaying the
device name, location and contact information.
P ATH
Monitor, System, Information
P ARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
System – To configure the following items see "Configuring System
Information" on page 45 .
◆ Contact – Administrator responsible for the system.
◆ Name – Name assigned to the switch system.
◆ Location – Specifies the system location.
Hardware
◆ MAC Address – The physical layer address for this switch.
◆ Chip ID – The vendor ID for the switch ASIC.
Time
◆ System Date – The current system time and date. The time is
obtained through an SNTP Server if configured (see "Setting an IP
Address" on page 46 .)
◆ System Uptime – Length of time the management agent has been up.