Chapter 53 Verifying Interfaces - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200-24T Software Manual

CHAPTER 53
Verifying Interfaces
Monitoring Interface Status and Traffic
Purpose
Action
Monitoring Interface Status and Traffic on page 931
Verifying the Status of a LAG Interface on page 932
Verifying That LACP Is Configured Correctly and Bundle Members Are Exchanging LACP
Protocol Packets on page 933
Verifying That Layer 3 Subinterfaces Are Working on page 934
Verifying Unicast RPF Status on page 935
Verifying IP Directed Broadcast Status on page 937
Use the monitoring functionality to view interface status or to monitor interface bandwidth
utilization and traffic statistics on the J-EX Series switches.
The J-Web interface monitors interface bandwidth utilization and plots real-time charts
to display input and output rates in bytes per second. In addition, the Interface monitoring
page displays input and output packet counters and error counters in the form of charts.
Alternatively, you can enter the show commands in the CLI to view interface status and
traffic statistics.
To view general interface information in the J-Web interface such as available interfaces,
select
Monitor > Interfaces
To set up interface monitoring for Virtual Chassis and J-EX8200 switches, select a member
from the list. Details such as the admin status and link status are displayed
Port for FPC
in the table.
NOTE: By default, the details of the first member in the
drop-down list is displayed.
You have the following options:
Start/Stop —Starts or stops monitoring the selected interface.
—Displays input and output packet counters and error counters in the form
Show Graph
of charts. Also, click on the pop-up icon to view the graph in a separate window.
. Click any interface to view details about its status.
Port for FPC
931