Sun Microsystems 1.0 Network Card User Manual


 
Using the SunFDDI Network Utilities 89
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Interpreting Local Statistics
Running the pf_stat utility without the —m option displays information about
the various SMT state machines and the network to which the local station is
attached:
Ring (Ring Status)
The Ring status shows the current state of the physical connection to the FDDI
network. The following states may be returned by pf_stat under the Ring
heading
UP—SunFDDI/P interface physically connected to the active network
DOWN—SunFDDI/P interface disconnected, or connected to the inactive
network
ECM (Entity Coordination Management)
ECM shows the current state of the Entity Coordination Management state
machine, which controls the following features and facilities:
Media availability
Trace
Path Test
Optical Bypass (optional)
Hold Policy (optional)