Loop Protection - HP ProCurve 1810G Management And Configuration Manual

Loop Protection

The Loop Protection status page displays the whether Loop Protection is enabled or disabled on each
port, the action to be taken, and how the feature is configured to operate on each port.
Figure 2-7. Loop Protection Page
Table 2-5. Loop Protection Fields
Field Description
Interface List of ports on the switch.
Configured Action The action that is set to occur when a loop is detected on the port with Loop Protection enabled:
Taken
• Shutdown port—The port will be shut down for the configured period.
• Log—The event will be logged and the port remains operational.
• Shutdown and log—The event will be logged and the port it shut down for the configured
period.
Protection Feature Shows whether loop protection is enabled or disabled on the port.
Mode
Tx Mode Shows whether the port is configured to forward packets to the multicast destination
MAC address designated for the Loop Protection feature.
Received Total The number of packets received on the interface for which the packet's source MAC
address matches the destination multicast MAC address designated for the Loop
Protection feature.
Transmitted Total The number of packets forwarded on the interface to the multicast destination MAC
address designated for the Loop Protection feature.
Loop Count The number of loops detected on this interface since the last system boot or since
statistics were cleared.
Loop Detected Shows whether a loop has been detected on the port within the configured Shutdown
Time.
Status Pages
Loop Protection
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