Nortel BayStack 450-24T - Table 3-4. System Characteristics Screen Fields

Using the Console Interface
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Table 3-4. System Characteristics Screen Fields
Field Description
Operation Mode Read-only field that indicates the operation mode of the unit, for example:
• When the unit is part of a stack configuration, the (read-only) field indicates the
unit is operational in a stack, and lists the current unit number of this switch. In
this example (see
Figure 3-5 on page 3-16), the current unit number is Unit 2.
• When the unit is not part of a stack configuration (operating standalone), the
read-only field indicates the unit is operating as a switch. When in this operation
mode, the Size of Stack and Base Unit fields (see following description) do not
appear.
Size of Stack This read-only field appears only when the switch is participating in a stack
configuration. This field indicates the number of units configured in the stack
configuration (1 to 8 units maximum).
Base Unit This read-only field appears only when the switch is participating in a stack
configuration. This field indicates the unit number of the switch that is currently
operating as the base unit.
MAC Address The MAC address of the BayStack 450 switch or, when the switch is participating in a
stack configuration, the MAC address of the stack configuration.
Reset Count A read-only field that indicates the number of resets since the operational firmware
was first loaded on the switch.
Default 1
Range 0 to 2
32
-1
Last Reset Type A read-only field that indicates the last type of reset.
Default Power Cycle
Range Power Cycle, Software Download, Management Reset,
Management Factory Reset
Power Status A read-only field that indicates the current power source (primary, RPSU, or both).
Default Primary Power
Range Primary Power, Redundant Power, Primary and Redundant Power
Local MDA Type A read-only field that indicates the MDA type that is configured in this unit.
sysDescr A read-only field that indicates your switch’s model type, the hardware version, the
firmware version, the software version, and the ISVN (see
“Stack Operation” on
page 1-39 for important information about the ISVN).
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