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C H A P T E R 5
Managing the Switch
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Log files (to pinpoint trouble sources) to provide diagnostic
information for troubleshooting
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Detailed system information and operational statistics
What does it do?
This facility is divided into four parts:
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Configuration
Allows you to change the basic configuration parameters of the
switch, reset some of the configuration as well as save and load
backups of the configuration.
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Monitoring shows:
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A hardware and software overview
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Details on messages from the system log
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Normal traffic throughput
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Number of errors, discards, observations and collisions for
the switch
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An overview of port-specific errors, discards, observations
and collisions
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Spanning Tree Protocol for the switch bridge and specific
ports
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MAC addresses on specific ports, and which ports have no
MAC addresses
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VLAN details
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Troubleshooting shows:
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A diagnostics log
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A log of errors due to software and hardware failures
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How to overcome the limitations that exist in some manage-
ment applications (RMON)
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The option to reset all the counters being used for diagnostic
purposes
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