User Manual

Monitoring the System
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M6100 Web Management User Guide
adapter then the cable status may be 'Open' or 'Short' because some Ethernet adapters
leave unused wire pairs unterminated or grounded.
Field Description
Cable Status This displays the cable status as Normal, Open or Short.
• Normal: the cable is working correctly
.
• Open: the cable is disconnected or there is a faulty connector
.
• Short: there is an electrical short in the cable.
• Cable
Test Failed: The cable status could not be determined. The cable
may in fact be working.
• Untested: The
cable is not yet tested.
• Invalid cable type:
The cable type is unsupported.
Cable Length The estimated length of the cable in meters. The length is displayed as a
range between the shortest estimated length and the longest estimated
length. Unknown is displayed if the cable length could not be determined.
The Cable Length is only displayed if the cable status is Normal.
Failure Location The estimated distance in meters from the end of the cable to the failure
location.
The failure location is only displayed if the cable status is Open or
Short.
Logs
The switch may generate messages in response to events, faults, or errors occurring on the
platform as well as changes in configuration or other occurrences. These messages are
stored locally and can be forwarded to one or more centralized points of collection for
monitoring purposes or long term archival storage. Local and remote configuration of the
logging capability includes filtering of messages logged or forwarded based on severity and
generating component.
The Monitoring
 Logs tab contains links to the following pages:
• Buffered Logs on page 506
• Command Log Configuration on page 508
• Console Log Configuration on page 508
• Syslog Configuration on page 509
• Trap Logs on page 510
• Event Logs on page 511
• Persistent Logs on page 512
Buffered Logs
To access the Buffered Logs page, click Monitoring  Logs > Buffered Logs.