Installation guide

Switch Information 3-11
3.2 Viewing Switch Port Information
The Port screen displays configuration, runtime status and statistics of the ports on the switch.
The port types are defined as follows:
The Port screen contains three tabs supporting the following port assessment activities:
• Viewing the Port Configuration
• Viewing the Ports Runtime Status
• Reviewing Port Statistics
3.2.1 Viewing the Port Configuration
The Configuration tab displays the current configuration for the switch ports. Use the port configuration
information to determine whether an existing port configuration can be used as is or requires modification
for use within the switch managed network.
To view configuration details for the uplink and downlink ports:
1. Select Switch > Port from the main menu tree.
2. Select the Configuration tab to display the following read-only information:
SWITCH NOTE: The ports available vary by switch platform.
RFS6000: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, ge6, ge7, ge8, me1, up1
RFS7000: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, me1
GE# GE ports are available on the RFS6000 and RFS7000 platforms. GE ports on the
RFS6000 are RJ-45 which support 10/100/1000Mbps. GE ports on the RFS7000
can be RJ-45 or fiber ports which support 10/100/1000Mbps.
ME# ME ports are available on the RFS6000 and RFS7000 platforms. ME ports are out-
of-band management ports which can be used to manage the switch via CLI or
Web UI even when the other ports on the switch are unreachable.
UP# An UP port is available on the RFS6000 platform only. This port is used to connect
the RFS6000 to the backbone network. The UP port on the RFS6000 supports either
RJ-45 or fiber. The UP port is the preferred way to connect to the backbone as it
has a non-blocking 1gbps connection unlike the ge1-8 ports.