Displaying
Interface Details
The Interface Configuration window shows the following information about
each interface on the VNswitch module:
Interface number
Interface name
Type of interface
MAC address of the interface
Status of the interface, for example, whether the interface is
functioning
State of the interface, for example, whether the interface is enabled or
disabled
To display more detailed configuration information and statistics for an
interface, click the Details button associated with the interface.
Configuring an
Interface
To configure an interface, click the Details button to display the
interface's Configuration and Status window. From this window, you can enable or disable
the interface and (in some cases) make other configuration changes.
Note:
The Configuration and Status windows for the VNbus and VLAN interfaces do not allow
any configuration changes. The windows for these two types of interfaces provide
status information only. To make configuration changes to the VNbus interface, click
Bridging > By Port in the application tree, then select the port associated
with the VNbus. To make configuration changes to the VLAN interface, click Bridging
> VSD Configuration in the application tree.
Procedure:
Step |
Action |
1 |
Click the Details button associated with
the interface. |
2 |
Scroll to the bottom of the window to
access the Interface Configuration drop-down boxes. |
3 |
Modify the configuration, as necessary. For
more information, click the Help button at the bottom of the Configuration and Status
window. |
Field Descriptions
Ifc.# |
Interface number associated with the
interface. |
Name |
Name of the interface. Only the interface
names associated with a particular model are displayed. For example, the VNswitch 900EE
includes only VNbus and Ethernet names (and optionally, VLAN names), and does not display
other interface names (such as ATM, FDDI, and so forth). Following are the possible
values of the Name field:
- VNbus
- Eth (Ethernet)
- E100 (Fast Ethernet)
- FDDI
- ALEC (ATM LAN Emulation Client)
- AEBT (ATM Ethernet bridge tunnel)
- AEFT (ATM FDDI bridge tunnel)
- Any name (any name of a configured VLAN)
|
Type |
Type of interface. Only the interface types
associated with a particular model are displayed. For example, the VNswitch 900EE
includes only VNBUS and Ethernet types (and optionally, VLAN), and does not display other
interface types. Following are the possible values of the Type field:
- VNBUS
- Ethernet/IEEE 802.3
- Fast Ethernet (Copper MAU)
- Fast Ethernet (Fiber MAU)
- Fast Ethernet (No MAU)
- FDDI
- ATM-LEC
- ATM E Bridge Tunnel
- ATM F Bridge Tunnel)
- VLAN
|
MAC Address
|
MAC address of the interface. |
Status |
Status of the interface. Following are the
possible values of this field:
- Up -- The interface is connected and operational.
- Down -- The interface is not operational and failed self-test.
- Testing -- The interface is in the process of completing a self-test.
- Not present -- Power-up (restart) diagnostics detected a fault on the interface.
|
State |
State of the interface: Enabled or
Disabled. |
|