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5 – Managing Ports
Displaying Port Information
59097-01 A 5-5
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5.1.2
Port Statistics Data Window
The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To
open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display
and click the Port Stats tab below the data window. Table 5-5 describes the Port
Statistics data window entries.
The Statistics pull-down menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and
provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to
open the pull-down menu. Open the pull-down menu and select Absolute to view
the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset. Select Rate to view
the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select
Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was
set. When viewing baseline statistics, click the Clear Baseline button to set the
current baseline. The baseline will also be set when the switch status changes
from unreachable to reachable.
Table 5-5. Port Statistics Data Window Entries
Entry Description
Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The
start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time
for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start
time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set.
End Time The last time the statistics were updated on the display.
Total Time Total time period from start time to end time.
Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state.
AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the
initialization failed. Increments count when port has a sync
loss.
Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or
the frame didn't end with an EOF.
Class 2 Frames In Number of class 2 frames received by this port.
Class 2 Frames Out Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port.
Class 2 Words In Number of class 2 words received by this port.
Class 2 Words Out Number of class 2 words transmitted by this port.
Class 3 Frames In Number of class 3 frames received by this port.
Class 3 Frames Out Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port.