Viewing Chassis Information 2-15
The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View
Viewing I/F Summary Information
The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view
statistics for the trafÞc processed by each network interface on your device. The
window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down
Transmit and Receive trafÞc for each interface.
To access the I/F Summary window:
1. From the Module View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.
2. Click again to select I/F Summary, and release. The I/F Summary window,
Figure 2-7, will appear.
Figure 2-7. I/F Summary Window
The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about
each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interfaceÕs
performance.
The following descriptive information is provided for each interface:
UpTime
The UpTime Þeld lists the amount of time, in a days, hh:mm:ss format, that the
device has been running since the last start-up.
Index
The index value assigned to each interface on the device.
Type
The type of the interface, distinguished by the physical/link protocol(s) running
immediately below the network layer. Possible values are Other (for the 7X00
Controller ModuleÕs two backplane Host interface), fddi, and ethernet-csmacd
(for both standard and Fast Ethernet interfaces), and atm.
