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Switch Features

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Software Diagnostics

The switch provides the following diagnostic software features that aid in fault

isolation and repair of problems:

■ FRUs provide on-board diagnostic and monitoring circuits that continuously

report FRU status to the Embedded Web Server (EWS), and HAFM

applications. These applications provide system alerts and logs that display

failure and diagnostic information at the HAFM appliance or a remote

workstation communicating with the HAFM appliance.

■ The HAFM Services application that runs as a Windows service and provides

an additional user interface to display operational status.

■ The EWS interface that provides Ethernet access to isolate problems for a

single switch.

■ Unsolicited SNMP trap messages that indicate operational state changes or

failures can be transmitted to up to 12 authorized management workstations

on an HAFM appliance, and up to 6 authorized management workstations on

an Edge switch or director.

■ E-mail messages or call-home reports that provide automatic notification of

significant system events to designated support personnel or administrators.