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5 MONITORING THE S WITCH
This chapter describes how to monitor all of the basic functions, configure
or view system logs, and how to view traffic status or the address table.
DISPLAYING BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE S YSTEM
You can use the Monitor/System menu to display a basic description of the
switch, log messages, or statistics on traffic used in managing the switch.
DISPLAYING S YSTEM
I NFORMATION
Use the System Information page to identify the system by displaying the
device name, location and contact information.
P ATH
Monitor, System, Information
P ARAM ETE R S
These parameters are displayed:
System – To configure the following items see "Configuring System
Information" on page 41.
◆ Contact – Administrator responsible for the system.
◆ Name – Name assigned to the switch system.
◆ Location – Specifies the system location.
Hardware
◆ Chip ID – The vendor ID for the switch ASIC.
◆ MAC Address – The physical layer address for this switch.
Time
◆ System Date – The current system time and date. The time is
obtained through an SNTP Server if configured (see "Setting an IP
Address" on page 42.)
◆ System Uptime – Length of time the management agent has been up.