Displaying Daughter Board Configuration for a CIP Port

To display the daughter board configuration on a CIP Port from the CiscoView Configure Port window, select Daughter Board from the CATEGORY popup menu:

The following information is displayed:

bullet.gif Type (cipCardDtrBrdType)

bullet.gif Microcode Status (cipCardDtrBrdStatus)

bullet.gif Signal (cipCardDtrBrdSignal)

bullet.gif Online (cipCardDtrBrdOnline)


Type (cipCardDtrBrdType)

Indicates the channel path interface type.


Microcode Status (cipCardDtrBrdStatus)

Indicates whether the microcode for the daughter board has been successfully loaded and is executing.


Signal (cipCardDtrBrdSignal)

In a network using ESCON (Enterprise Systems Connection) channel architecture, the Signal field displays the value True if light has been seen on the fiber and synchronization has been established.

In a network using PCA (Parallel Channel Adapter) architecture with Bus and Tag connections, the Signal field displays the value True if the value Operational Out has been sensed.


Online (cipCardDtrBrdOnline)

In a network using ESCON channel architecture, the Online field displays the value True when a path has been established with at least one channel.

In a network using PCA (Parallel Channel Adapter) architecture with Bus and Tag connections, the Online field displays the value True when the PCA is online to the channel.