NETGEAR GS700TR Switch User Manual


 
GS700TR Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Monitoring the System 7-7
v1.0, May, 2008
Port Channel ID If the port is a member of a port channel, the port channel's interface ID
and name are shown. Otherwise “Disable” is shown.
Port Role Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each
spanning tree. The port role will be one of the following values: Root
Port, Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port or
Disabled Port.
STP Mode Shows the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Administrative Mode for the
port or LAG. The possible values for this field are:
Enable: Enables the Spanning Tree Protocol for this port.
Disable: Disables the Spanning Tree Protocol for this port.
STP State Shows the port's current state Spanning Tree state. This state controls
what action a port takes on receipt of a frame. If the bridge detects a
malfunctioning port it will place that port into the broken state. The other
five states are defined in IEEE 802.1D:
Disabled
Blocking
Listening
Learning
Forwarding
Broken
Admin Mode Use the dropdown menu to select the port control administration state,
which can be one of the following:
Enable: The port can participate in the network (default).
Disable: The port is administratively down and does not participate in
the network.
LACP Mode Selects the Link Aggregation Control Protocol administration state:
Enable: Specifies that the port is allowed to participate in a port
channel (LAG), which is the default mode.
Disable: Specifies that the port cannot participate in a port channel
(LAG).
Physical Mode Indicates the port speed and duplex mode. In auto-negotiation mode,
the duplex mode and speed are set from the auto-negotiation process.
Physical Status Indicates the port speed and duplex mode status.
Link Status Indicates whether the Link is up or down.
Link Trap This object determines whether or not to send a trap when link status
changes. The factory default is enabled:
Enable: Specifies that the system sends a trap when the link status
changes.
Disable: Specifies that the system does not send a trap when the link
status changes.
Table 7-3. Port Detailed Statistics Fields (continued)
Field Description