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Pressing the
Space Bar
will refresh the data on the screen.
3.5.7 System Description (sysDescr)
The sysDescr allows the end user to enter a description for the Black Box
device. Within the iView
²
GUI, a name or some kind of identifier can be
entered into the text box labeled
Description
.
Once that description is saved,
the identifier will be maintained, even if power is interrupted to the unit.
3.5.8 Reboot
Entering reboot will save settings and reboot the IE GIGA MC TX/SFP.
3.5.9 (Operation and Administration Management) OAM
Two modes of operations control the OAM function, Passive and Active.
Passive mode is the default mode.
OAM AH passive/active is available on the fiber SFP ports and TX ports
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Supports Discovery functions on the SFP ports.
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Supports reporting OAM Flag Events (Link Fault, Critical Event, and Dying
Gasp)
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Supports Loopback
3.5.10 Viewing SFP Statistics (sfpstats)
To view SFP statistics on the IE GIGA MC TX/SFP, enter sfpstats. This will
open a screen displaying SFP information, including vendor, serial number, bit
rate and other options.
Pressing the
Space Bar
will refresh the data on the screen.
3.5.11 Unit
Advertise FlowC
and
Force FlowCtrl
- This is the FlowControl feature.
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When using FlowControl functionality on any port, enable Global
FlowControl. Then, configure each port individually.
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When using Auto Negotiation and FlowControl, set Advertise FlowC to
Advertise Flow and set Force FlowCtrl to Flow Auto.
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Set Advertise FlowC to No Flow to disable FlowControl on a given port.
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When using FlowControl and Force Mode on a given port, set Advertise
FlowC to Advertise Flow and set Force FlowCtrl to Frc FlowCt.
Unit
FlowControl
This enables/disables FlowControl functionality on the
unit and must be enabled for FlowControl to function
on any port.
Unit FlowControl displays the following screen:
