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18CHAPTER 2: USING DEVICE VIEW

If you add the name of the directory containing the Device View application to your path, you can launch the Device View simply by entering:

dv hostname

If the device recognizes the community string and can be reached on the network, Device View displays the device. Otherwise, enter:

dv -ccommunity_string -devicehostname

Ensure the device’s community string is correctly set up for the management platform.

Device View displays a graphical representation of the device. You can start multiple sessions of Device View to see details of several devices on screen at the same time.

Using Transcend Device View can be started from Transcend Central.

To start Device View:

1Select a device or a SuperStack group and click the right mouse button.

For a CoreBuilder 9000 Switch, expand the CoreBuilder 9000 Enclosure group, then select the CoreBuilder 9000 device and click the right mouse button.

2From the shortcut menu, select Tools, then choose Device View.

Viewing Network When you choose to manage a device, Device View presents a bitmap

Devicespicture of the front panel of the managed device that reflects the hardware configuration and the condition of status indicators, ports, and modules.

Figure 1 shows the Device View representation (device mimic) of a 16-slot CoreBuilder 9000 Switch. The title bar of the Device View window displays the name or IP address of the device you are managing. At the bottom of the window, the status bar provides messages and shows the direction of communication between the management station and the device. To update the display, click Refresh on the View menu.