Link Check - Siemens SCALANCE XM-400 Configuration Manual

● Standby Function
– Master:
– Slave:
– Disabled:
– Waiting for Connection....:
– Connection Lost:
● Standby Status
The display box "Standby Status" shows the status of the standby port:
– Active:
– Passive:
– "-":
● No. of Changes to Standby Active State
Shows how often the IE switch has changed the standby status from "Passive" to "Active".
If the connection of a standby port fails on the standby master, the IE switch changes to
the "Active" status.
If the standby function is disabled, the text "Standby Disabled" appears in this box.
Click the "Reset Counters" button to reset the counters on this page.
Following each restart on the device, the counters are automatically reset.
5.3.7.6

Link Check

Monitoring optical connections in the ring
The page shows the following information on the link check:
● The ports on which you can enable Link Check
● The current status
● The statistics of sent and received Link Check frames of the monitored connections.
SCALANCE XM-400/XR-500 Web Based Management (WBM)
Configuration Manual, 05/2017, C79000-G8976-C248-12
The device has a connection to the partner device and is operating as master. In normal
operation, the standby port of this device is active.
The device has a connection to the partner device and is operating as slave. In normal
operation, the standby port of this device is inactive.
Standby link is disabled. The device is operating neither as master nor slave. The port
configured as a standby port works as a normal port without standby function.
No connection has yet been established to the partner device. The standby port is
inactive. In this case, either the configuration on the partner device is inconsistent (for
example incorrect connection name, standby link disabled) or there is a physical fault
(for example device failure, link down).
Existing connection to the partner device has been lost. In this case, either the
configuration on the partner device was modified (for example a different connection
name, standby link disabled) or there is a physical fault (for example device failure, link
down).
The standby port of this device is active; in other words is enabled for frame traffic.
The standby port of this device is inactive; in other words is blocked for frame traffic.
The standby function is disabled.
Configuring with Web Based Management
5.3 The "Information" menu
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