Monitoring Subchannel Information for a CIP port

To monitor subchannel information for a CIP port:

  1. From the CiscoView Monitor Port window, select Subchannel from the CATEGORY popup menu. The configured subchannels are displayed in the subchannel scrolling list.

  2. Click the subchannel for which you wish to display information. The following subchannel information is displayed:

bullet.gif Connections (cipCardSubChannelConnections)

bullet.gif Cancels (cipCardSubChannelCancels)

bullet.gif Sel Resets (cipCardSubChannelSelectiveResets)

bullet.gif System Resets (cipCardSubChannelSystemResets)

bullet.gif Device Errors (cipCardSubChannelDeviceErrors)

bullet.gif Blocks Dropped (cipCardSubChannelWriteBlocksDropped)

bullet.gif CU Busies (cipCardSubChannelCuBusies)


Connections (cipCardSubChannelConnections)

Indicates the number of times a device was connected to the subchannel. For some devices, this correlates with the number of start subchannels.


Cancels (cipCardSubChannelCancels)


Sel Resets (cipCardSubChannelSelectiveResets)

Indicates the number of selective resets.


System Resets (cipCardSubChannelSystemResets)

Indicates the number of system resets.


Device Errors (cipCardSubChannelDeviceErrors)

Indicates the number of device level errors.


Blocks Dropped (cipCardSubChannelWriteBlocksDropped)

Indicates the number of times a block was received by the channel but discarded because a router buffer was not available.


CU Busies (cipCardSubChannelCuBusies)

Indicates the number of control unit busies sent to the channel when this device was requested.