Monitoring Backplane Information; Monitoring Database Information - ProSoft MVI56E-MNETCR User Manual

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
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Config
Use the Configuration menu to view backplane configuration settings for the
MVI56E-MNETCR module.
The information on this menu corresponds with the configuration information in
the Module settings in ProSoft Configuration Builder.
NIC Status
Use the NIC Status (Network Interface Card) menu to view configuration and
status information for the MVI56E-MNETCR module's Ethernet application port.
The information on this menu is useful for troubleshooting Ethernet network
connectivity problems.
Static ARP
Use the Static ARP menu to view the list of IP and MAC addresses that are
configured not to receive ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) messages from the
module.
The Static ARP Table (page 55) defines a list of static IP addresses that the
module will use when an ARP is required.

4.2.4 Monitoring Backplane Information

Use the BACKPLANE menu to view the backplane status information for the
MVI56E-MNETCR module.
Backplane Status
Use the Status menu to view current backplane status, including

Number of retries
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Backplane status
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Fail count

Number of words read

Number of words written

Number of words parsed
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Error count

Event count

Command count
During normal operation, the read, write, and parsing values should increment
continuously, while the error value should not increment.
The status values on this menu correspond with members of the Status Data
Definition (page 97).

4.2.5 Monitoring Database Information

Use the DATABASE menu to view the contents of the MVI56E-MNETCR
module's internal database.
You can view data in the following formats:
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