Using the Switch Monitor

The Switch Monitor application monitors the physical IP cable connections between the respective DSC 8000 Ribbon Signaling System and the remote node.

This software application is accessible through the Web UI and provides the following:

• displays the number and type of Ethernet Switches in the Ribbon chassis
• shows the availability of the Ethernet Switches
• shows the Ethernet Switch configuration
• shows the availability of Ethernet ports
• shows the Ethernet ports’ configuration
• allows you to enable or disable Ethernet ports

Enabling and disabling Ethernet ports may be useful if you do not want to be notified and have an alarm displayed when a particular port has lost connections. For example, if your system is not configured for a failover scenario between ports 20 and 22, you may consider disabling event notification for these ports. Also, if your system is not configured for IMF, you may consider disabling notification for port 23.

To use the Switch Monitor

1. From the Main Menu, click Switch Monitor.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
   
   1. For detailed information about the Ethernet Switches, click the required switch under the Slot Number heading.

   2. For detailed information about a particular port, click the required port under the Port Number heading.

To configure the Switch Monitor

1. From the Main Menu, click Switch Monitor.
2. Click Switch Monitor.

3. Configure the required attributes.

   Note

   The Restore Debug Defaults action restores the Switch Monitor logging configurations to their default values and clears the associated logging alarms.

4. Click Continue.

To enable or disable event notification for an external Ethernet port

1. From the Main Menu, click Switch Monitor.
2. Click the required Ethernet Switch.
3. Click the external port on which you want to enable or disable event notification.
4. Using the Notification drop-down list, select ENABLED or DISABLED as required.
5. Click Continue.