User guide

Chapter 21: GARP VLAN Registration Protocol
344 Section V: Virtual LANs
Displaying the GIP Connected Ports Ring
To display the GIP connected ports ring, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Home page, select Monitoring.
2. From the Monitoring menu, select the Layer 2 option.
3. Select the GVRP tab.
The GVRP tab is shown in Figure 134 on page 335.
4. In the View GVRP Parameters section, click View GIP Connected
Ports Ring.
5. Click View.
The GIP Connected Ports Ring page is shown in Figure 139.
Figure 139. GIP Connected Ports Ring Page
The GIP Connected Ports Ring page displays a table that contains the
following columns of information:
GIP Context ID
A number assigned to the instance for the GIP context.
STP ID
Present if the GARP application is GVRP; identifies the spanning tree
instance associated with the GIP context.
Ring
The ring of connected ports. Only ports presently in the spanning tree
Forwarding state are eligible for membership in the GIP connected
ring. If no ports exist in the GIP connected ring, “No ports are
connected” is displayed. If the GARP application has no ports, “No
ports have been assigned” is displayed.