3Com 1005 Switch User Manual


 
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Resilient Links
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Media Type
Twisted Pair/Fiber
This read-only field shows the standby
port media type.
Link State
Available/Not Available/Not Present
This read-only field hows
the connection state of the standby port in the link:
Available
— The port is operating normally.
Not Available
— The resilient link pair is disabled.
Not Present
— The port is not present in the current hardware.
Standby Links Available
This listbox shows the ports that are available
to set up as standby.
Pair State
Active/Both Failed/Unknown/Not Available
This read-only
field shows the current operating state of the resilient link pair:
Active
— The resilient link pair is enabled and operating normally
with both main and standby port capable of carrying traffic.
Both Failed
— Although the resilient link is correctly configured,
both links have failed. This could be due to loose connections or
cable damage.
Unknown
— The network configuration has changed and the
resilient link pair no longer conforms to the rules.
Not Available
— The resilient link pair is disabled.
Active Port
Main/Standby
If your main link fails and the standby link
takes over the traffic, the link will not automatically switch back when
the main link is reinstated. Use this field to manually switch traffic back
to the main link.
Pair Enable
Enabled/Disabled
Use this field to enable or disable the
resilient link pair. If you disable the resilient link pair, you must remove
cabling from the ports to avoid creating loops in your network
configuration.