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TLX Matrix Switch Interfaces thinklogical Rev. H – Jan. 2019
2. Port Settings (UDP port 17565 , switch localhost only)
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Port output level value
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Port input enable status
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Input port number (big-endian format)
3. Hardware Sensor Status (TCP port 17566 )
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This is the text output from the lm_sensors 'sensors' command and is reserved for
future use.
4. Alarm, Inventory and Power Supply Status (TCP port 17600 )
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State of the alarm contacts
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Card Inventory
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Reset Bits
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Power Supply Status
5. I/O Card Data (TCP ports 17601 through 17640 , 1 port per I/O card)
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SFP TxDisable & TxFault bits
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SFP installed flag
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I/O card type
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SFP serial ID data
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SFP Diagnostic data
Switch connection status is broadcast over the network every 4 seconds. The information in the
data block is not enough to identify the model of the switch. Users should use the IP address in
the data to identify which switch sent the message.
The data in the status block is stored in big-endian format. This means the MSB of the data is
stored first, and then the LSB.
This is NOT the standard for x86 based data storage.
The other ports must be opened as TCP connections to then have the data read, after which the
user MUST close the connection.
There are several useful network applications running that may aid in monitoring the hardware.
Three of these are:
SNMP, NTP and syslog
. These are described in subsequent sections.
Multicast vs. Broadcast
Version 4.5 (and later) of the API and version 2.05 of the LOS manager now offer the option of
using multicast in place of broadcast for sending status messages. Multicast will use the same
ports as broadcast; 17564 for the API and 17560 for the LOS manager. The default multicast IP
address is
239.255.13.9 .
References to broadcast are valid for multicast in this document.