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The Links Tab
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The Shared Ports Display
If a link is a shared link, that fact is indicated by the presence of an SP link in the Shared Port column of
the Links table (see
Table 55 ). Click the SP in the shared port column to open the Shared Port display.
Figure 246 shows the Shared Ports window.
Figure 246: The Shared Ports display
The two columns are headed by the device names, IP addresses, and ports that define the shared link.
For each of the ports, the display shows the following information:
IP Address The IP address of the second endpoint device. Clicking the IP address also
displays the Device Properties window.
Port The port on which the link exists on the second endpoint device. Click the port
number to display the Port Properties window (see
“Port Properties” on page 96 ).
Table 56: Shared Ports window
Shared Port Link ID An integer configured on the switch for the shared port
Shared Port Mode Whether the node acts as a Controller or a Partner node for this shared link.
Shared Port Status Status of the shared port: Idle, Ready, Blocking, Preforwarding.
Shared Port Expiry Action Action to be taken when the Shared Port fail timer expires.
Neighbor Status Status of the neighboring node: Down, Up, Error
Root Blocker Status The status of the port if it is a root blocker, else None if it is not a root blocker)
Root Blocker ID An integer configured for the port when it is configured as a root blocker. None if
the port is not a root blocker.
Table 55: Columns in the Links Table
Column