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6H128-08 and 6H129-08 User’s Guide 1-7
1.3.9 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs
The various conditions of the LANVIEW diagnostic LEDs serve as
important troubleshooting aids. They provide an easy way to observe the
transmit and receive status of individual ports and overall network
operations such as system status, switching configuration, and Fast
Ethernet channel usage. Chapter 4 provides details about the 6H12X-08
LANVIEW LEDs.
1.4 LOCAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES
Local Management provides the tools that allow management of the
6H12X-08, any installed Fast Ethernet Interface Modules, and the 6C105
chassis, using SNMP compliant management tools.
1.4.1 Broadcast Suppression
Broadcast Suppression allows a user to set a desired limit of receive
broadcast frames per port/per second to be forwarded out the other ports
on the module up to the set limit. Any broadcast frames above this
specified limit are dropped. In the event that broadcast frames are being
suppressed, multicast and unicast frames continue to be switched.
1.4.2 Port Redirect Function
The port redirect function, also referred to as “Port Mirroring,” is a
troubleshooting tool used to map traffic from a single source port or
multiple source ports to a destination port(s) within the chassis. This
feature functions at the bit level, which allows all packets, including those
with errors, to be copied and sent to an analyzer or RMON probe. The
analyzer or RMON probe will see the data as if it is directly connected to
the LAN segment of the source port(s).
1.4.3 Distributed Chassis Management
From a management perspective, the 6C105 SmartSwitch 6000 chassis
can be viewed as a single entity with a single IP address. Its management
functions are distributed to all modules. This means a single module in
the chassis, such as the 6H12X-08, can be used to manage the entire
chassis, and any other attached module through Local Management,
SNMP, or Telnet applications.