The Ethernet Switch in VP3510 / MG3510 object corresponds to a physical Ethernet switch in a VP3510 or MG3510 system, for which it provides status information. There are two instances of the Ethernet Switch in VP3510 / MG3510 object for each instance of the MetaSwitch object.
In the EMS System Explorer, the name shown for the object is SW4000 Ethernet Switch.
The Ethernet Switch in VP3510 / MG3510 object is a child of the System Hardware object. It is created before delivery and cannot be destroyed.
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The status fields on the Ethernet Switch in VP3510 / MG3510 object report the layer 2 Ethernet status of the link. |
Parameter |
Access |
Description |
Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status | Read only | Link status of port 1 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 3. Values:
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Link 2 (I/O slot 4) status | Read only | Link status of port 2 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 4. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 3 (I/O slot 5) status | Read only | Link status of port 3 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 5. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 4 (I/O slot 6) status | Read only | Link status of port 4 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 6. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 5 (I/O slot 7) status | Read only | Link status of port 5 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 7. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 6 (I/O slot 8) status | Read only | Link status of port 6 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 8. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 7 (I/O slot 9) status | Read only | Link status of port 7 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 9. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 8 (CPU Card A) status | Read only | Link status of port 8 on the Ethernet Switch. Port 8 connects to CPU card A. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 9 (I/O slot 11) status | Read only | Link status of port 9 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 11. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 10 (I/O slot 12) status | Read only | Link status of port 10 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 12. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 11 (I/O slot 13) status | Read only | Link status of port 11 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 13. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 12 (I/O slot 14) status | Read only | Link status of port 12 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 14. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 13 (I/O slot 15) status | Read only | Link status of port 13 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 15. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 14 (I/O slot 16) status | Read only | Link status of port 14 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 16. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 15 (I/O slot 17) status | Read only | Link status of port 15 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 17. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 16 (I/O slot 18) status | Read only | Link status of port 16 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 18. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 17 (CPU Card B) status | Read only | Link status of port 17 on the Ethernet Switch. Port 17 connects to CPU card B. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 18 (I/O slot 20) status | Read only | Link status of port 18 on the Ethernet Switch. This is a standard I/O port to slot 20. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 19 (Alarm Card A) status | Read only | Link status of port 19 on the Ethernet Switch. Port 19 connects to Alarm Card A. The possible values are the same as for Link 1 (I/O slot 3) status. |
Link 24 (Alarm Card B) status | Read only | Link status of port 24 on the Ethernet Switch. Port 24 connects to Alarm Card B. Values:
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Serial number | Read only | The hardware serial number of the Ethernet Switch, which is a unique identifier for the physical hardware component. |
Alarm state | Read only | The alarm state of the chassis. Values:
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Alarm log correlator | Read only | Identifier of the log message for the event that caused the last Attention Required alarm state for this object. This field is reset when the Attention Required alarm events field is reset to zero. |
Attention Required alarm events | Read only / Reset | Number of times (since this field was reset) that this object's alarm state has gone to Attention Required. |
Alarm state changed timestamp | Read only | Time at which the Alarm state last changed. |
Alarm events reset timestamp | Read only | Time at which the Attention Required alarm events field was last reset to zero. |
Child Attention Required alarms | Read only | The total number of Attention Required alarms for child objects of this Ethernet Switch object. |
Child Attention Required alarm events | Read only / Reset | The total number of times that the alarm state for a child object has gone to Attention Required. |