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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Checking Status and Connectivity
This chapter describes how to check the status and connectivity on the Catalyst 6500 series switches.
Note
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands that are used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference
publication.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Checking the Module Status, page 20-2
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Checking the Port Status, page 20-3
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Displaying the Port MAC Address, page 20-4
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Displaying the Duplicate MAC Entries in the CAM Table, page 20-5
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Displaying Port Capabilities, page 20-6
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Configuring the MAC Utilization Load Interval, page 20-6
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Checking the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Link Status, page 20-10
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Checking the Cable Status Using TDR, page 20-11
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Using Telnet, page 20-12
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Using Secure Shell Encryption for Telnet Sessions, page 20-12
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Monitoring User Sessions, page 20-14
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Using Ping, page 20-15
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Using Layer 2 Traceroute, page 20-17
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Using IP Traceroute, page 20-18
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Using System Warnings on Port Counters, page 20-19
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Configuring Packet-Buffer Error Handling, page 20-24
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Configuring EtherChannel/Link Error Handling, page 20-24
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Configuring IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet OAM, page 20-26
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Configuring Metro Ethernet Connectivity Fault Management, page 20-38
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Configuring the Alarm Indication Signal, page 20-54
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Configuring the Ethernet Local Management Interface, page 20-60
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Configuring MAC Address Move Counters, page 20-69