Ethernet Switch in VP3500 / MG3500

The Ethernet Switch in VP3500 / MG3500 object corresponds to a physical Ethernet switch in a VP3500 or MG3500, for which it provides status information. There are two instances of the Ethernet Switch in VP3500 / MG3500 object for each instance of the MetaSwitch object, one for each Controller.

There are two different types of Ethernet Switch that can be used in the VP3500 or MG3500 system: the SW2000 and SW4000 switches. In the EMS System Explorer, the name shown for each switch object is either SW2000 Ethernet Switch or SW4000 Ethernet Switch. The fields displayed in the EMS are slightly different for the two types of switch, as listed below.

The Ethernet Switch in VP3500 / MG3500 object is a child of the System Hardware object. It is created before delivery and cannot be destroyed.


The status fields on the Ethernet Switch in VP3500 / MG3500 object report the layer 2 Ethernet status of the link.


Parameter

Access

Description
Link 1 (Alarm Card A) status Read only Link status of port 1 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. Port 1 connects to the alarm card on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 2 (CPU Card A) status Read only Link status of port 2 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. Port 2 connects to the CPU on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 3 (I/O A1) status Read only Link status of port 3 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 1 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 4 (I/O A2) status Read only Link status of port 4 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 2 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 5 (I/O A3) status Read only Link status of port 5 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 3 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 6 (I/O A4) status Read only Link status of port 6 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 4 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 7 (I/O A5) status Read only Link status of port 7 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 5 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 8 (I/O A6) status Read only Link status of port 8 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 6 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 9 (I/O A7) status Read only Link status of port 9 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 7 on shelf A. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 10 (unused) status Read only Link status of port 10 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 11 (unused) status Read only Link status of port 11 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 12 (unused) status Read only Link status of port 12 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 13 (I/O B7) status Read only Link status of port 13 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 7 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 14 (I/O B6) status Read only Link status of port 14 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 6 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 15 (I/O B5) status Read only Link status of port 15 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 5 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 16 (I/O B4) status Read only Link status of port 16 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 4 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 17 (I/O B3) status Read only Link status of port 17 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 3 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 18 (I/O B2) status Read only Link status of port 18 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 2 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 19 (I/O B1) status Read only Link status of port 19 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port to slot 1 on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 20 (CPU Card B) status Read only Link status of port 20 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. Port 20 connects to the CPU on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 21 (Alarm Card B) status Read only Link status of port 21 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. Port 21 connects to the alarm card on shelf B. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 22 (unused) status Read only Link status of port 22 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 23 (unused) status Read only This field appears only for an SW2000 Ethernet Switch. Link status of port 23 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 23 (uplink) status Read only This field appears only for an SW4000 Ethernet Switch. Link status of port 23 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is used for the uplink to an external Ethernet switch on your IP network. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 24 (unused) status Read only Link status of port 24 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a standard I/O port, currently unused. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 25 (Gigabit uplink) status Read only This field appears only for an SW2000 Ethernet Switch. Link status of port 25 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is used for the uplink to an external Ethernet switch on your IP network. Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Link 26 (Gigabit fabric uplink) status Read only This field appears only for an SW2000 Ethernet Switch. Link status of port 26 on the Ethernet Switch on this shelf. This is a Gigabit Fabric Uplink (currently unused). Values:
  • Active
  • Inactive
  • Disabled
  • Unknown
Alarm state Read only The alarm state of the chassis. Values:
  • Clear
    The object does not currently require maintenance action.
  • Attention Required
    The object requires maintenance action.
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.