Displaying Network Interface Status

To display detailed information about a member’s network interfaces, click:

Members > member_name > Network tab

The Member Network window appears (Figure 11: Member Network ), displaying detailed information about the network interfaces.

The Status of Network Interfaces panel shows the following information:

• Operational status. This is the current status of the network interface and can be:
  • up – Operational, connected to a functioning network, configured with an IP address and subnet mask, and enabled.
  • down – Not operational, not connected to a functioning network, not configured with an IP address or subnet mask, or disabled.
• Requested status. This is set by administrative action and can be enabled or disabled.

Note: If the operational status is down, but the requested status is enabled, you should identify and correct the error.

• Speed. Ensure that the interface speed is as expected.
• MTU size. Each interface automatically determines the path MTU size. You can set the Ethernet frame size on an iSCSI initiator.
• Packet errors. A few packet errors may not indicate a problem. A large number of packet errors should be investigated and may indicate a network problem.

Note: If a port or network interface fails or if a large number of packet errors occur, you may be able to regain network connectivity by moving the cable connection to a functioning network interface port on the active control module.

The IP Configuration panel shows each interface and its assigned IP address, netmask, MAC address and description, if any.