Enterasys Networks 700 - Manual (Page 34)

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View
2-14 Viewing Device Information
If you have selected the Operator status mode, a port is considered:
• ON if the port is currently forwarding packets.
• OFF if the port is not currently forwarding packets.
Note that the Operator status provides the actual status of the port; depending on
the circumstances, this may or may not reflect the Admin state currently requested
by management. For example, ports which are administratively ON but not yet
connected would display an Operator status of OFF, since no packets are being
forwarded.
Load
If you choose Load, the interface text boxes will display the percentage of
network load processed by each port during the last polling interval. This
percentage reflects the network load generated per polling interval by devices
connected to the port compared to the theoretical maximum load (10, 100, 155.5,
800, or 1000 Mbps) of the connected network.
Errors
If you choose the Errors mode, the interface boxes will display the percentage of
the total number of valid packets processed by each port during the last polling
interval that were error packets. This percentage reflects the number of errors
generated during the last polling interval by devices connected to that port
compared to the total number of valid packets processed by the port.
I/F Mapping
If you choose the I/F Mapping mode, the interface boxes will display the interface
number (ifIndex) associated with each port on the MultiSwitch 700 module.
I/F Speed
If you choose the I/F Speed mode, the interface boxes will display the bandwidth
of each individual port on the MultiSwitch 700 module: 10M (megabits) for
standard Ethernet; 100M for Fast Ethernet, 155.5 M for ATM, 800M for a
backplane interface, and 1.00 G for Gigabit Ethernet.
I/F Type
If you choose the I/F Type mode, the interface boxes will display the network
type supported by each interface on the MultiSwitch 700 module, e.g., Eth
(ethernet-csmacd), ATM, or FDDI. Note that there is no type distinction between
standard Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
NOTE
The polling interval is set using the Device Management page of the Options window,
accessed via the Tools —> Options selection from the main menu bar. Refer to the
User’s Guide
for information on setting node polling intervals.