Platform Status and Configuration
This chapter provides information on administering the system and contains the following topics:
•Hardware Status
•Network Status
•Installed Software
•System Status
You can view the status of the platform, platform hardware, or the network.
Hardware Status
To view the hardware status, follow this procedure:
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco IPT Platform Administration window, navigate to Show>Hardware.
The Platform Hardware status window displays.
Step 2 For descriptions of the fields on the Platform Hardware status window, see Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 Platform Hardware Status Field Descriptions
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Hardware Platform |
Displays the model identity of the platform server. |
CPU Type |
Displays the type of processor in the platform server. |
Memory |
Displays the total amount of memory in MBytes. |
Detailed Report |
Displays a detailed summary of the platform hardware. |
Network Status
To view the network status, follow this procedure:
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco IPT Platform Administration window, navigate to Show>Network.
The Network Settings window displays.
Step 2 See Table 3-2 for descriptions of the fields on the Platform Status window.
Table 3-2 Platform Network Status Field Descriptions
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Status |
Indicates whether the port is Up or Down for Ethernet ports 0 and 1. |
DHCP |
Indicates whether DHCP is enabled for Ethernet port 0. |
IP Address |
Shows the IP address of Ethernet port 0. |
IP Mask |
Shows the IP mask of Ethernet port 0. |
MAC Address |
Displays the hardware address of the port. |
Link Detected |
Indicates whether there is an active link. |
Auto Negotiation |
Indicates whether auto negotiation is active. |
Speed |
Displays the speed of the connection. |
Duplex |
Displays the duplex mode. |
MTU |
Displays the maximum transmission unit. |
Queue Length |
Displays the length of the queue. |
Receive Statistics |
Displays information onreceived bytes and packets. |
Transmit Statistics |
Displays information on transmitted bytes and packets . |
Primary DNS |
Displays the IP address of the primary domain name server. |
Secondary DNS |
Displays the IP address of the secondary domain name server. |
Domain |
Displays the domain of the server. |
Gateway |
Displays the IP address of the network gateway on Ethernet port 0. |
Installed Software
To view the software versions and installed software options, follow this procedure:
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco IPT Platform Administration window, navigate to Show>Software.
The Software Packages window displays.
Step 2 For a description of the fields on the Software Packages window, see Table 3-3.
Table 3-3 Software Packages Field Descriptions
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Active Version |
Displays the software version that is running on the active partition. |
Inactive Version |
Displays the software version that is running on the inactive partition. |
System Status
To view the system status, follow this procedure:
Procedure
Step 1 From the Cisco IPT Platform Administration window, navigate to Show>System.
The System Status window displays.
Step 2 See Table 3-4 for descriptions of the fields on the Platform Status window.
Table 3-4 Platform Status Field Descriptions
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Host Name |
Displays the name of the Cisco MCS host where Cisco Platform Administration is installed. |
Date |
Displays the date and time based on the continent and region that were specified during platform installation. |
Locale |
Displays the language that was chosen during platform installation. |
Time Zone |
Displays the time zone that was chosen during installation. |
CPU |
Displays the percentage of CPU capacity that is idle, the percentage that is running system processes, and the percentage that is running user processes. |
Memory |
Displays the amount of total memory, free memory, and used memory in KBytes. |
Active Partition |
Displays the amount of total, free, and used disk space on the active disk. |
Inactive Partition |
Displays the amount of total, free, and used disk space on the inactive disk. |
Log Partition |
Displays the amount of total, free, and disk space that is used for disk logging. |