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3.2 Viewing Switch Port Information
The
Port
screen displays configuration, runtime status, and statistics of the ports on the switch.
Switch Note: The ports available vary by switch platform.
RFS6000: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, ge6, ge7, ge8, me1, up1
RFS7000: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, me1
RFS4000: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, up1
The port types are defined as follows:
GE#
ME#
UP#
The Port screen contains three tabs supporting the following port assessment activities:
•
Viewing the Port Configuration
•
Viewing the Ports Runtime Status
•
Reviewing Port Statistics
3.2.1 Viewing the Port Configuration
The
Configuration
determine whether an existing port configuration can be used as is or requires modification for use within the switch
managed network.
To view configuration details for the uplink and downlink ports:
1. Select
Switch
>
GE ports are available on the RFS6000 and RFS7000 platforms. GE ports on the RFS4000 and
RFS6000 are RJ-45 which support 10/100/1000Mbps. GE ports on the RFS7000 can be RJ-45 or
fiber ports which support 10/100/1000Mbps.
ME ports are available on the RFS6000 and RFS7000 platforms. ME ports are out-of-band
management ports which can be used to manage the switch via CLI or Web UI even when the
other ports on the switch are unreachable.
An UP port is available on the RFS4000 and RFS6000 platform only. This port is used to connect
the switch to the backbone network. The UP port on the switch supports either RJ-45 or fiber. The
UP port is the preferred way to connect to the backbone as it has a non-blocking 1gbps connection
unlike the ge ports.
tab displays the current configuration for the switch ports. Use the port configuration information to
Ports
from the main menu tree.
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