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Port Status and Basic Configuration
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port
Parameters
From the menu interface, you can configure and view all port parameter
settings and view all port status indicators.
Using the Menu To View Port Status. The menu interface displays the
status for ports and (if configured) a trunk group.
From the Main Menu, select:
Status and Counters. . .
Port Status
Flow Control • Disabled (default): The port does not generate flow control packets, and drops any flow control packets
it receives.
• Enabled: The port uses 802.3x Link Layer Flow Control, generates flow control packets, and processes
received flow control packets.
With the port mode set to Auto (the default) and Flow Control enabled, the switch negotiates Flow Control
on the indicated port. If the port mode is not set to Auto, or if Flow Control is disabled on the port, then Flow
Control is not used.
Group
(menu)
or
Trunk Group
(CLI)
Menu Interface: Specifies the static trunk group, if any, to which a port belongs.
CLI: Appears in the
show lacp command output to show the LACP trunk, if any, to which a port belongs.
Note: An LACP trunk requires a full-duplex link. In most cases, ProCurve recommends that you leave
the port Mode setting at Auto (the default). Refer to “Trunk Group Operation Using LACP” on page 11-16.
For more on port trunking, see Chapter 11, “Port Trunking” .
Type This parameter appears in the CLI
show trunks listing and, for a port in a trunk group, specifies the type
of trunk group. The default Type is passive LACP, which can be displayed by using the CLI
show lacp
command.
For more on port trunking, see “Port Trunking” on page Chapter 11, “Port Trunking” .
Broadcast
Limit
Specifies the percentage of the theoretical maximum network bandwidth that can be used for broadcast
and multicast traffic. Any broadcast or multicast traffic exceeding that limit will be dropped. Zero (0) means
the feature is disabled.
The broadcast-limit command operates at the port context level to set the broadcast limit on a per-port
basis.
Status or
Parameter
Description