Contents
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Chapter 22: RMON .....................................................................................................................................287
Overview...................................................................................................................................................288
Enable and Disable RMON ......................................................................................................................289
Port Statistics............................................................................................................................................290
Histories....................................................................................................................................................291
Events.......................................................................................................................................................293
Alarms ......................................................................................................................................................295
Chapter 23: Network Statistics ....................................................................................................................299
Overview...................................................................................................................................................300
Traffic Comparison Statistics.................................................................................................................... 301
Error Group Statistics ............................................................................................................................... 304
Historical Status Charts ............................................................................................................................306
Chapter 24: Management Software Updates ..............................................................................................309
Overview...................................................................................................................................................310
Upgrade Firmware Image via HTTP.........................................................................................................311
Upgrade Firmware Image via TFTP .........................................................................................................313
Download or Upload a Configuration File via HTTP.................................................................................315
Configuration File Upload...................................................................................................................316
Configuration File Download ..............................................................................................................316
Download or Upload a Configuration File via TFTP .................................................................................318
Configuration File Upload...................................................................................................................318
Configuration File Download ..............................................................................................................319
Chapter 25: Loopback Protection ................................................................................................................321
Configuration ............................................................................................................................................322
Status .......................................................................................................................................................324
Chapter 26: Cable Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................325
Appendix A: MSTP Overview .......................................................................................................................327
Overview...................................................................................................................................................328
Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI) ..................................................................................................330
Resolving VLAN Fragmentation.........................................................................................................330
Multiple VLANS Assigned to an MSTI................................................................................................331
General Guidelines...................................................................................................................................333
VLAN and MSTI Associations .................................................................................................................. 334
Ports in Multiple MSTIs.............................................................................................................................335
Multiple Spanning Tree Regions ..............................................................................................................336
MST Region Guidelines .....................................................................................................................338
Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) ....................................................................................340
MSTP with STP and RSTP ................................................................................................................340
Associating VLANs to MSTIs....................................................................................................................341
VLANs Across Different Regions..............................................................................................................343
Summary of Guidelines ............................................................................................................................345
Appendix A: AT-GS950/8 Default Parameters .............................................................................................347