THE DEVICE STATISTICS SCREEN
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6.1.4 Ring Information Fields
Active Monitor Address
This field displays the MAC address of the current Active Monitor. The
Active Monitor is responsible for initiating recovery procedures from
various error situations.
Ring Status
This field lists the current status of the ring being monitored by the
TRMM/TRMMIM. Possible status conditions are Unknown, Closed,
Normal, Purge, Contention, Beaconing, or Lobe Fail.
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Unknown – indicates the state of the ring cannot be detected by the
management station.
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Closed – indicates that the management station is not inserted into the
ring, and therefore cannot determine the ring state.
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Normal – indicates the ring is running with no problems, and tokens
are being detected by the management station.
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Purge – indicates that the active monitor has issued a ring purge
command. Communications will be restored when a new token is
released.
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Contention – indicates that the ring has entered into active monitor
contention process to determine a new active monitor for the ring.
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Beaconing – indicates that the management station has detected a
beacon frame.
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Lobe Fail – indicates that a station failed the lobe self-test when it
attempted to insert into the ring.
Stations on Ring
This field displays the number of stations inserted into the ring.
Ports Enabled
This field displays the number of network lobe ports enabled.