Cisco SFS 7000 Series Product Family Chassis Manager User Guide, Release 2.5.0
Chassis Icon Tasks

Table Of Contents

Chassis Icon Tasks

Viewing Cards on a Chassis

Viewing Card Properties

Viewing Card Inventory

Configuring Administrative Status of a Card

Viewing Internal Gateway Ports

Viewing Physical Ports on a Chassis

Viewing Port Properties

Viewing Port Bridging Properties

Viewing Port Statistics

Configuring Ports

Configuring a Port Name

Enabling or Disabling a Port

Configuring Autonegotiation on a Port

Configuring Port Speed

Viewing Power Supply Status

Viewing Power Supply Properties

Viewing Fan Status

Viewing Fan Properties

Viewing Temperature Sensor Status

Viewing the Backplane Information

Viewing Management Ports on a Chassis


Chassis Icon Tasks


This chapter describes the Chassis Manager icon tasks and contains these sections:

Viewing Cards on a Chassis

Viewing Internal Gateway Ports

Viewing Physical Ports on a Chassis

Configuring Ports

Viewing Power Supply Status

Viewing Fan Status

Viewing Temperature Sensor Status

Viewing the Backplane Information

Viewing Management Ports on a Chassis

Viewing Cards on a Chassis

To view the cards on your chassis, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Cards branch. A table that includes all cards on the chassis appears in the View frame. Table 3-1 lists and describes the fields in the Cards table.

Table 3-1 Cards Table Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Slot

Number of the chassis slot in which the card resides.

Type

Type of the card.

Current Status

Displays "up" if the card can currently run traffic; otherwise, displays "down."

Operational State

Displays the general condition of the interface card. The general condition may appear as any of the following:

unknown

normal

bootFailed

tooHot

booting

checkingBootImage

wrongBootImage

rebooting

standby

recoveryImage

A condition of unknown indicates an unsupported interface card. To address this condition, replace the card with a supported card.

The operational state of a card must appear as normal for the current status of the card to appear as up.

A wrong-image condition indicates that the active system image on the interface card does not match the active system image on the controller. All cards must run the same active system image as the controller card to function.

A bootFailed condition indicates that the active system image on the card was incompletely or incorrectly loaded. If the other interface cards come up successfully, reset the individual card. Otherwise, reboot your entire device.

When your card overheats, the tooHot condition appears in the show card command output. Expand the Chassis icon and click the Fans branch to check to if your fans have failed.

The booting condition indicates that the card has not finished loading the necessary image data for internal configuration.

Boot Stage

Boot Stage appears as one of the following:

recovery

ipl

ppcboot

fpga

pic

ib

rootfs

kernel

exe

done

Boot Status

Boot Status may appear as any of the following:

upgrading

success

failed

badVersion

badCrc

memoryError

outOfSpace

programmingError

hardwareError

fileNotFound

inProgress


Step 3 (Optional) Click the Refresh button to update the attributes in the display.


Viewing Card Properties

To view card properties, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Cards branch. A Cards table that includes all cards in the chassis appears. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the card whose properties you want to view.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. A Card Properties window opens. Table 3-2 lists and describes the elements in the Card Properties window.

Table 3-2 Card Properties Window Element Descriptions 

Element
Description

Slot ID field

Number of the chassis slot in which the card resides.

Type field

Type of the card.

Admin Status field

Displays the "up" and "dow"n radio buttons. Click a radio button, then click the Apply button to change the administrative status and bring up or bring down the port.

Current Status field

Displays "up" if the card can currently run traffic, otherwise displays "down."

Operational State field

Displays the general condition of the interface card. The general condition may appear as any of the following:

unknown

normal

wrong-image

bootFailed

tooHot

booting

A condition of "unknown" indicates an unsupported interface card. To address this condition, replace the card with a supported card.

The operational state of a card must appear as "normal" for the current status of the card to appear as "up."

A "wrong-image" condition indicates that the active system image on the interface card does not match the active system image on the controller. All cards must run the same active system image as the controller card to function.

A "bootFailed" condition indicates that the active system image on the card was incompletely or incorrectly loaded. If the other interface cards come up successfully, reset the individual card. Otherwise, reboot your entire device.

When your card overheats, the "tooHot" condition appears in the show card command output. Enter the show fan command to check if your fans have failed.

The "booting" condition indicates that the card has not finished loading necessary image data for internal configuration.

Boot Stage field

Boot Stage appears as one of the following:

recovery

ipl

ppcboot

fpga

pic

ib

rootfs

kernel

exe

done

none

Boot Status field

Boot Status may appear as any of the following:

upgrading

success

failed

badVersion

badCrc

memoryError

outOfSpace

programmingError

hardwareError

fileNotFound

inProgress

none

Serial Number field

Factory-assigned product serial number of the card.

PCA Serial Number field

Printed circuit assembly (PCA) serial number of the card.

PCA Assembly Number field

Printed circuit assembly (PCA) assembly number of the card.

FRU Number field

Field-replaceable unit (FRU) number of the card.

Action field (select cards only)

Lists radio buttons with the actions that you make the card perform when you click a radio button and then click the Apply button.

Result field (select cards only)

Displays the result that occurs when you choose an action from the Action field and click the Apply button.

Apply button

Applies the changes that you make in the Card Properties window to the card.

Reset button

Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the card.

Close button

Closes the Card Properties window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the card.

Help button

Opens online help.



Viewing Card Inventory

To view memory and image information on a card, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Cards branch. The Cards table appears.

Step 3 Click the radio button next to the card whose inventory you want to view, and then click the Inventory button. The Card Inventory window opens. Table 3-3 lists and describes the elements in this window.

Table 3-3 Card Inventory Window Element Descriptions 

Element
Description

Slot ID field

Slot on the Server Switch in which the card resides.

Used Memory field

Used memory on the card, in kilobytes.

Free Memory field

Available memory on the device, in kilobytes.

Used Disk Space field

Used disk space on the card, in kilobytes.

Free Disk Space field

Available disk space on the device, in kilobytes.

Current Image Source field

Image that the card runs.

Image Source for Next Reboot field

Image that the card runs when you reboot.

Image One field

First image stored on the card.

Image Two field

Second image stored on the card.

CPU Description field

Description of the CPU on the card.

PIC Firmware Revision field (select cards)

Current PIC firmware version that the card runs.

FPGA Firmware Revision field (select cards)

Current FPGA firmware version that the card runs.

IB Firmware Revision field

Version of InfiniBand firmware on the card.

Chassis Manager displays the device-id and version number of the IB chip for each card for Anafa 2 chips. This content appears in parentheses next to the firmware version. For original Anafa chips, no parenthetical text appears.

Close button

Closes the Card Inventory window.

Help button

Opens online help.



Configuring Administrative Status of a Card

With Chassis Manager, you can bring up or shut down any card on your chassis. To configure the administrative status of a card, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Cards branch. A table of the cards in the chassis appears. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the card that you want to configure.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. A Card Properties window opens.

Step 5 In the Admin Status field of the, click the "up" or "down" radio button, and then click the Apply button.


Viewing Internal Gateway Ports

Each Fibre Channel gateway and Ethernet gateway uses two internal ports to pass traffic through your device.


Note Not all hardware platforms provide this option.


To view gateway port details, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Cards branch. A Cards table that includes all cards in the chassis appears. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button to the left of the card whose gateway (internal) ports you want to view.

Step 4 From the Show Options... pulldown menu, select Show Gateway Ports. The Gateway Ports table opens in the View frame. For a description of the fields in the Gateway Ports table, refer to Table 3-4.

Table 3-4 Gateway Ports Table Field Descriptions

Field
Description

GW Port

Port number, in slot#/port# format.

Name

Port name.

Type

Port type.



Viewing Physical Ports on a Chassis

To view the physical ports on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. A table that includes all ports on the chassis appears in the View frame. Table 3-5 lists and describes the fields in the Ports table.

Table 3-5 Ports Display Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Port

Slot#/port# identifier of the port.

Name

User-configured port name.

Type

Displays the type of the port. Types begin with fc to indicate Fibre Channel, en to indicate Ethernet, and ib to indicate InfiniBand.

Admin Status

Displays "up" when you bring up the port, otherwise displays "down."

Oper Status

Indicates whether or not the port is ready for use.

MTU

Maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the port, in bytes.


Step 3 (Optional) Click the Refresh button to update the attributes in the display.


Viewing Port Properties

To view port properties, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. A Ports table that includes all cards in the chassis appears. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the port whose properties you want to view.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Port Properties window opens. Each type of port displays different properties in this window.


Note Available port types vary by hardware platform.


Table 3-6 lists and describes the fields in the Port Properties window of an Ethernet port.

Table 3-6 Ethernet Port Properties Window Element Descriptions 

Element
Description

Port field

Displays the port number in slot#/port# notation.

Name field

Provides a port name that you can edit and apply to the port.

Type field

Displays the type of the port.

Admin Status field

Provides the "up" and "down" radio buttons so you can configure the administrative status of the port.

Oper Status field

Indicates whether or not the port is ready for use.

Auto Negotiation Supported field

Displays "true" if the port supports auto-negotiation

Auto Negotiation field

Provides the Enable checkbox so you can enable or disable autonegotiation on the port.

Set Port Speed field

Provides radio buttons to let you configure the speed of the port.

Current Speed field

Displays the speed of the port.

Set Port Duplex field

Provides radio buttons to let you configure the duplex setting of the port.

Current Duplex field

Indicates whether the port runs in full duplex mode or half duplex mode.

MTU field

Displays the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the port, in bytes.

MAC Address field

Displays the media access control (MAC) address of the port.

Last Changed On field

Displays the time and date of the last time that a user configured the port.

Action field

Lets you flush the ARP table.

Result field

Displays the result of the action that you perform from the Action field.

Apply button

Applies the changes that you make in the Port Properties window to the port.

Reset button

Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the card.

Close button

Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the card.

Help button

Opens on-line help.


Table 3-7 lists and describes the fields in the Port Properties window of an Fibre Channel port.

Table 3-7 Fibre Channel Port Properties Window Element Descriptions 

Element
Description

Port field

Displays the port number in slot#/port# notation.

Name field

Provides a port name that you can edit and apply to the port.

Type field

Displays the type of the port.

Admin Status field

Provides the "up" and "down" radio buttons so you can configure the administrative status of the port.

Oper Status field

Displays "up" to indicate that the port is physically ready for use, otherwise displays "down."

Auto Negotiation Supported field

Displays "true" if the port supports auto-negotiation

Auto Negotiation field

Provide the Enable checkbox so you can enable or disable auto-negotiation on the port.

Set Port Speed field

Provides the 1G and 2G radio buttons so you can configure the port speed.

Current Speed field

Displays the speed of the port.

Current Connection Type field

Indicates the type of connection that the Server Switch dynamically discovered for this port.

MTU field

Displays the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the port, in bytes.

WWNN field

Displays the world-wide node name (WWNN) of your device.

WWPN field

Displays the world-wide port name (WWPN) of the port.

FC ID field

Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) identifier of the port.

Last Changed On field

Displays the time and date of the last time that a user configured the port.

Apply button

Applies the changes that you make in the Port Properties window to the port.

Reset button

Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the card.

Close button

Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the port.

Help button

Opens on-line help.


Table 3-8 lists and describes the fields in the Port Properties window of an InfiniBand port.

Table 3-8 InfiniBand Port Properties Window Element Descriptions 

Element
Description

Port field

Displays the port number in slot#/port# notation.

Name field

Provides a port name that you can edit and apply to the port.

Type field

Displays the type of the port.

Admin Status field

Provides the "up" and "down" radio buttons so you can configure the administrative status of the port.

Oper Status field

Displays "up" to indicate that the port is physically ready for use, otherwise displays "down."

Auto Negotiation Supported field

Displays "true" if the port supports auto-negotiation

Auto Negotiation field

Provide the Enable checkbox so you can enable or disable autonegotiation on the port.

Set Port Speed field

Provides the 2500M, 10G, and 30G radio buttons so you can configure the port speed.

Current Speed field

Displays the speed of the port.

Physical State field

Displays the physical state of the port.

MTU field

Displays the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the port, in bytes.

Last Changed On field

Displays the time and date of the last time that a user configured the port.

Apply button

Applies the changes that you make in the Port Properties window to the port.

Reset button

Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the card.

Close button

Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the port.

Help button

Opens on-line help.



Viewing Port Bridging Properties

To view the bridge to which a port belongs, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. A Ports table that includes all cards in the chassis appears. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button next to the port whose bridging properties you want to view.

Step 4 Select Show Bridging from the Show Options pulldown menu. The Port Bridging table appears in the View frame. Table 3-9 lists and describes the fields in this table.

Table 3-9 Port Bridging Table Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Port

Port that you chose from the Ports table.

Vlan

Virtual LAN (VLAN) of the bridge to which the port belongs.

Bridge ID

Bridge ID of the bridge to which the port belongs.



Viewing Port Statistics

To view port statistics, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. The Ports table appears in the View frame.

Step 3 Click the radio button next to the port whose statistics you want to view, then select Show Port Statistics from the Show Options pulldown menu. The Port Statistics display appears in the View frame. Table 3-10 lists and describes the fields in this display.

Table 3-10 Port Statistics Display Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Port

Port number, as assigned by the subnet manager.

Name

Administratively assigned port name.

In Octets

Cumulative number of octets that arrived at the port, including framing characters.

In Unicast Packets

Cumulative number of incoming packets destined for a single port.

In Multicast Packets

Cumulative number of incoming packets destined for the ports of a multicast group.

In Broadcast Packets

Cumulative number of incoming packets destined for all ports on the fabric.

In Discards

Cumulative number of inbound packets that the port discarded for a reason other than a packet error (lack of buffer space).

In Errors

Number of inbound packets with errors that the port discarded.

In Unknown Protocols

For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of packets received via the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces that support protocol multiplexing, the number of transmission units received via the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For any interface that does not support protocol multiplexing, this counter is always 0.

Out Octets

Total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, including framing characters.

Out Unicast Packets

Total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted, and which were not addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent.

Out Multicast Packets

Total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted, and which were addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer, including those that were discarded or not sent. For a MAC layer protocol, this includes both Group and Functional addresses.

Out Broadcast Packets

Total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be transmitted, and which were addressed to a broadcast address at this sub-layer, including those that were discarded or not sent.

Out Discards

Number of outbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their transmission. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free buffer space.

Out Errors

For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of outbound transmission units that could not be transmitted because of errors.



Configuring Ports

Chassis Manager provides different configuration options for each type of port. The options available to each port will appear in the Port Properties window.

Configuring a Port Name

To configure the administrative name of a port, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. The Ports table appears in the View frame. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the port to which you want to assign a name.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Port Properties window opens.

Step 5 In the Name field of the Port Properties window, enter a name for the port, and then click the Apply button.

Step 6 Click the Close button to close the Port Properties window.


Enabling or Disabling a Port

To enable or disable a port, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. The Ports table appears in the View frame. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the port to which you want to assign a name.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Port Properties window opens.

Step 5 In the Admin Status field of the Port Properties window, click the up (enable) or down (disable) radio button, and then click the Apply button.

Step 6 Click the Close button to close the Port Properties window.


Configuring Autonegotiation on a Port

To enable or disable autonegotiation on a port, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. The Ports table appears in the View frame. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the port to which you want to assign a name.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Port Properties window opens.

Step 5 In the Auto Negotiation field of the Port Properties window, click the Enable checkbox to check (enable) or uncheck (disable) it, and then click the Apply button.

Step 6 Click the Close button to close the Port Properties window.


Configuring Port Speed

To configure the speed of a port, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Ports branch. The Ports table appears in the View frame. A radio button appears to the left of each table entry.

Step 3 Click the radio button of the port to which you want to assign a name.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Port Properties window opens.

Step 5 In the Auto Negotiation field, uncheck the Enable checkbox (if necessary).

Step 6 In the Set Port Speed field of the Port Properties window, click a radio button to select a speed, and then click the Apply button.

Step 7 Click the Close button to close the Port Properties window.


Viewing Power Supply Status

To view the status of the power supplies on your device, perform the following steps:


Note Not all hardware platforms include power supply information. In such cases, the Power Supplies branch does not appear.



Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Power Supplies branch. The Power Supplies table appears in the View frame. Table 3-11 lists and describes the fields in the Power Supplies table.

Table 3-11 Power Supply Table Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

PS ID

Numeric identifier of the power supply. For more information on the power supplies in your device, refer to your hardware documentation.

Type

Type of power (AC or DC).

Admin Status

Displays "up" if you have activated your power supply or "down" (on select chassis) if you have disabled your power supply.

Current Status

Displays "up" to indicate that your power supply functions and currently supplies power to your device. Displays "down" for faulty power supplies.

Utilization

Percentage of total power supply resources in use.

Voltage

Voltage of the power supply.



Viewing Power Supply Properties

To view the properties of the power supplies on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Power Supplies branch. The Power Supplies table appears in the View frame.

Step 3 Click the radio button next to the power supply whose properties you want to view.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Power Supply Properties window opens. Table 3-12 lists and describes the fields in the Power Supplies Properties table.

Table 3-12 Power Supply Property Window Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

PS ID field

Numeric identifier of the power supply. For more information on the power supplies in your device, refer to your hardware documentation.

Type field

Type of power (AC or DC).

Current Status field

Displays "up" to indicate that your power supply functions and currently supplies power to your device. Displays "down" for faulty power supplies.

Utilization field

Percentage of total power supply resources in use.

Voltage field

Voltage of the power supply.

Product Serial Num field

Product serial number of the power supply.

PCA Serial Num field

PCA serial number of the power supply.

PCA Assembly Num field

PCA assembly number of the power supply.

FRU Num field

FRU number of the power supply.

Apply button

Applies the changes that you make in the window to the port.

Reset button

Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the element.

Close button

Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the element.

Help button

Launches on-line help.



Viewing Fan Status

To view the status of the fans on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Fans branch. The Fans table appears in the View frame. Table 3-13 lists and describes the fields in the Fans table.

Table 3-13 Fan Table Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Fan ID

Numeric identifier of the fan. For more information on the fans in your device, refer to your hardware documentation.

Current Status

Displays "up" if the fan functions properly; otherwise, displays "down."

Speed (%)

Displays the speed of the fan in percentage of maximum speed.



Viewing Fan Properties

To view the properties of the power supplies on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Fans branch. The Fans table appears in the View frame.

Step 3 Click the radio button next to the fan whose properties you want to view.

Step 4 Click the Properties button. The Fan Properties window opens. Table 3-14 lists and describes the fields in the Fans Properties table.

Table 3-14 Fan Properties Window Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Fan ID field

Numeric identifier of the fan. For more information on the fans in your device, refer to your hardware documentation.

Current Status field

Displays "up" if the fan functions properly; otherwise, displays "down."

Speed field

Displays the speed of the fan in percentage of maximum speed.

Product Serial Num field

Product serial number of the fan.

PCA Serial Num field

PCA serial number of the fan.

PCA Assembly Num field

PCA assembly number of the fan.

FRU Num field

FRU number of the fan.

Close button

Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the element.

Help button

Launches online help.



Viewing Temperature Sensor Status

To view the status of the power supplies on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Sensors branch. The Sensors table appears in the View frame. Table 3-15 lists and describes the fields in the Power Supplies table.

Table 3-15 Sensors Table Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Slot ID

Numeric identifier of the slot in which the temperature sensor resides. For more information on the slots in your device, refer to your hardware documentation.

Sensor ID

Numeric identifier of the temperature sensor.

Current Status

Displays "up" for functional sensors and "down" for faulty sensors.

Operational Code (Oper Code)

Operational code of the sensor. This field displays normal, tempAlert, currAlert, or voltAlert.

Current Temp (select chassis)

Current temperature of the chassis.

Alarm Temp (select chassis)

Chassis temperature that triggers an alarm.

Shutdown Temp (select chassis)

Chassis temperature that triggers a shutdown.



Viewing the Backplane Information

To view backplane information, perform the following steps:


Note This feature is not available on all hardware platforms.



Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Click the Backplane branch. The Backplane display appears in the View frame. Table 3-16 lists and describes the fields in this display.

Table 3-16 Backplane Display Field Descriptions

Field
Description

Serial Number

Factory-assigned product serial number.

PCA Serial Number

Printed circuit assembly (PCA) serial number.

PCA Assembly Number

Printed circuit assembly (PCA) assembly number.

FRU Num

Field replaceable unit (FRU) number.

Chassis ID

GUID of the chassis

Base MAC Address

24-bit base MAC address of this chassis.

Chassis GUID

GUID of the chassis.



Viewing Management Ports on a Chassis

To view the configurations of management ports on your device, perform the following steps:


Step 1 Expand the Chassis icon in the Tree frame.

Step 2 Expand the Management Ports sub-icon in the Tree frame.

Step 3 Click the Serial, Ethernet, or InfiniBand branch to view the attributes of that management port.

Table 3-17 lists and describes the fields in the Serial Management Ports display.

Table 3-17 Serial Management Ports Display Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Baud Rate

Transmission speed to which you must configure your serial connection.

Data Bits

Data bits value to which you must configure your serial connection.

Stop Bits

Stop bits setting to which you must configure your serial connection.

Parity

Parity setting to which you must configure your serial connection.


Table 3-18 lists and describes the fields in the Ethernet Management Ports display.

Table 3-18 Ethernet Management Ports Display Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

MAC Address

Media access control (MAC) address of the Ethernet Management Port.

Enable Auto Negotiation

Displays "true" if you have enabled autonegotiation and "false" if you have disabled auto-negotiation.

Administrative Port Status

Displays "down" if you have shut down the port and "up" if you brought up the port.

Current Port Status

Displays "up" if the port runs successfully and "down" if the port cannot run traffic for physical, logical, or administrative reasons.

IP Address

IP address of the Ethernet Management port.

Net Mask

Subnet mask of the Ethernet Management port.

Gateway

Default IP gateway of the Ethernet Management port.

Address Option

Configured Management Port address option.


Table 3-19 lists and describes the fields in the InfiniBand Management Ports display.

Table 3-19 InfiniBand Management Ports Display Field Descriptions 

Field
Description

Administrative Port Status

Displays "down" if you have shut down the port and "up" if you brought up the port.

Current Port Status

Displays "up" if the port runs successfully and "down" if the port cannot run traffic for physical, logical, or administrative reasons.

IP Address

IP address of the InfiniBand Management port.

Net Mask

Subnet mask of the InfiniBand Management port.

Gateway

Default IP gateway of the InfiniBand Management port.

Address Option

Address option of the IB management port.

MTU

Maximum transmission unit of the IB management port.