- Sun User's Guide FDDI/P 1.0 Adapter

UsingtheSunFDDI Network Utilities 89
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InterpretingLocalStatistics
Running the pf_stat utility without the —m option displays information about
the various SMT state machines and the network to which the local station is
attached:
Ring (RingStatus)
The Ring status shows the current state of the physical connection to the FDDI
network. The following states may be returned by pf_stat under the Ring
heading
• UP—SunFDDI/P interface physically connected to the active network
• DOWN—SunFDDI/P interface disconnected, or connected to the inactive
network
ECM(EntityCoordination Management)
ECM shows the current state of the Entity Coordination Management state
machine, which controls the following features and facilities:
• Media availability
• Trace
• Path Test
• Optical Bypass (optional)
• Hold Policy (optional)