Platform Status and Configuration
This chapter provides information on administering the system and contains the following topics:
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Hardware Status
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Network Status
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Installed Software
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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. |