IXS600 Users Guide
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Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Link Watchdog
Picture 10: Link Watchdog monitoring and configuration
The /watchdog.shtml page allows you to monitor and configure the link watchdog implemented in the 1.3.9 management
software release. There’s a button leading to this page at
the bottom of the Management page.
The link/port watchdog is an individual process running on the management processor that constantly checks and verifies
the status of the various links. The watchdog process is running by default, but does not have any default minimum
required port configuration.
The
settings configured in “M
inimum required port configuration
”
is used by the watchdog to perform a link reset if a
violation is detected on one of the ports. Example: You have configured port 7 to have a minimum of Gen2 x8, and
something has gone wrong so that it is G1 x8. The watchdog will then perform a reset on the link in an attempt to correct
the situation. The same goes for un-detected connection. I.e.: you can enable the minimum requirements for a port that
yields NC (not connected).
Please note that you should only enable the minimum configuration on ports in-between switches, and only on one of the
switches. Switches configured as sub-switch will automatically recommend which port you should configure on the
watchdog page. The adapters already have an active link watchdog integrated into the driver.
