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Bridge GUI Guide: Monitoring
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Global Settings are displayed in the Bridging Configuration frame
and described in detail in sections 3.2.1.1 through 3.2.1.5.
Figure 5.19.
Mesh Status
screen,
Bridging Configuration
frame, all platforms
5.8.2 FastPath Mesh Statistics
When FP Mesh is licensed and enabled, the Fortress Bridge
gathers statistics on mesh network operations for display in the
FastPath Mesh Statistics frame.
Statistics can be cleared manually (see below) or by a reboot.
Figure 5.20.
Mesh Status
screen,
FastPath Mesh Statistics
frame, all platforms
Neighbors - are other FP Mesh network Mesh Points (MPs)
directly linked to the current MP (refer to Section 3.2.1).
Discovered - a count of MP nodes that have linked
directly to one of the current MP’s FP Mesh Core
interfaces since
Statistics were last cleared
Lost - a count of neighbors (above) whose connection
to the current MP has been lost since
Statistics were
last cleared, because they have moved to a more
remote location relative to the current MP or have left
the network.
A neighbor can also be “bounced” into a
Lost state and then
back to a
Discovered state, due to a temporary deterioration
of its link to the current MP, followed by the link’s
restoration.
Local Tags - are non-routing control information in FP Mesh
protocol packets provided by the local MP for distribution to
network peers since
Statistics were last cleared.
Adds - the number of tags added by the current MP
Deletes - the number of tags deleted by the current MP
NMPs - are control information pertaining to NMPs inserted
into FP Mesh protocol packets by network peers and