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7-1
Monitoring and Analyzing
Switch Operation
7
Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
Overview
You can use the switch console (and, in some cases, the web browser inter-
face) to access read-only status and counter information to help you monitor,
analyze, and troubleshoot switch operation.
This chapter describes the status and counters screens available through the
switch console and/or the web browser interface.
Note The Event Log, a diagnostic tool that is often used for troubleshooting switch
operation, is described in chapter 8, Troubleshooting. See “Using the Event
Log To Identify Problem Sources” on page 8-6.
Table 7-1. Available Status and Counters Information
Status or Counters Type Interface Purpose
General System Information Console Lists switch-level operating information (page 7-3).
Management Address
Information
Console Lists the MAC address, IP address, and IPX network number for the switch
(page 7-4).
Port Status Overview Browser Shows port utilization and the Alert Log (page 3-16).
Port Status Browser
Console
Displays the operational status of each port (page 7-5).
Port Counters Browser
Console
Summarizes port activity (page 7-7).
Address Table
(Address Forwarding Table)
Console Lists the MAC addresses of nodes the switch has detected on the network,
with the corresponding switch port (page 7-11).
Port Address Table Console Lists the MAC addresses that the switch has learned from the selected port
(page 7-12).
Spanning Tree Information Console Lists Spanning Tree data for the switch and for individual ports (page 7-14).
IP Multicast (IGMP) Status Console Lists IGMP groups, reports, queries, and port on which the querier is located
(page 7-16).
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