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The IRM2 Chassis View

•Find Source Address..., which allows you to locate the port through which a MAC address is communicating; see Chapter 4, Source Address Functions.

•Lock/Unlock Ports..., which allows you to protect the hub from unauthorized access; see Chapter 4, Source Address Functions.

•Alarm Limits..., which launches the repeater-level alarms window; see Chapter 5, Alarm Limits, for alarm configuration information.

•Trap Selection..., which allows you to selectively enable and disable certain SNMP traps generated by the IRM2; see Chapter 6, Trap Selection.

•Reset Counters, which lets you refresh the IRM2’s statistical counters to zero. This option is discussed later in this chapter.

•Restart..., which you can use to perform a warm boot of the IRM2. This option is discussed later in this chapter.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to any utilities provided by NetSight Element Manager for use with the IRM2 module. This includes the MIB Tree utility, which provides direct access to the IRM2’s MIB information. Refer to your Utilities User’s Guide for information on this utility.

The Help Menu

The Help Menu has three selections:

•Mibs Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described later in this chapter.

•Chassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information specifically related to using the Chassis Manager and Chassis View windows.

•About Chassis Manager..., which brings up a version window with the Chassis Manager application in use.

The Board Menu

The Board menu for the IRM2 module and its associated modules provides the following selections. If the board you are monitoring is not recognized by the IRM2 — for example, if it is a mid-chassis intelligent module such as a GatorMIM

—the single board-level selection available is Module Type...:

• Statistics... (see Chapter 3)

• Timer Statistics... (see Chapter 3)

• Summary Statistics... (see Chapter 3)

• Performance Graph... (see Chapter 3)

•Module Type..., which brings up a window containing a description of the selected board; see Viewing Hardware Types, page 2-13.

•Alarm Limits... (see Chapter 5)

Viewing Chassis Information

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Contents IRM2 Users Guide Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Statistics Chapter Trap SelectionIndex Chapter RedundancyContents Viii Introduction Using This ManualIntroduction Related ManualsSoftware Conventions Using the MouseDevice Name Common IRM2 Window FieldsUsing Window Buttons Getting Help Using On-line HelpHours a day, 365 days a year Getting Help from the Enterasys Global Call CenterIntroduction Getting Help IRM2 Chassis View Viewing Chassis Information Port Locking/Unlocking Front Panel InformationConnection Status Port StatusMenu Structure Boot PromFirmware TimeDevice Menu IRM2 Chassis View Menu StructurePort Status Menu View MenuRepeater Menu Help Menu Utilities MenuBoard Menu Port Menus MIM Port Status DisplaysLoad Status Port TypeErrors Port Status Color Codes Physical Chassis ViewChassis Manager Window Device Type Viewing Hardware TypesManaging the Hub Setting the Device Date and TimeRestarting the Device Resetting Device CountersRepeater Port Association Configuring the Front Panel Repeater Port AssociationEnabling Boards Setting a Board NameViewing I/F Summary Information Enabling and Disabling PortsType IndexDescription Physical StatusRaw Counts Viewing Interface Detail RateAddress ErrorUnicast Non-UnicastPackets Received Received only Unknown Protocol Received onlyTransmit Queue Size Transmit only Packets Transmitted Transmit onlyUsing the Applications menu Testing and Disabling the Current InterfaceStatistics StatisticsStatistics Accessing the Statistics WindowsBytes Statistics DefinedPackets Hard Errors Using the Total and Delta Radio ButtonsSoft Errors CollisionsAccessing the Timer Statistics Windows Timer StatisticsTo access the port-level Timer Statistics window Summary Statistics Setting the Timer Statistics IntervalAccessing the Summary Statistics Windows Configuring Summary Statistics Performance Graph Accessing the Performance Graph WindowsTotal Errors Configuring the Performance Graph Find Source Address Source Address FunctionsSource Address Functions Using Port Locking and UnlockingLock/Unlock Ports Window Using Source Addressing Setting the Device Ageing Time Device Ageing Time Window Accessing the Alarm Limits Windows Alarm LimitsAccessing the Alarm Limits Windows Alarm Limits Collisions Broadcast Packets Errors of TypeSetting the Alarm Limits Time Interval Configuring AlarmsWithin Alarm Interval Window Setting Alarm LimitsAlarm Limits Trap Selection Accessing the Trap Selection WindowsLink State Traps Trap DefinitionsSource Address Traps Segmentation TrapsConfiguring Traps Redundancy Accessing the Redundancy WindowRedundancy Selecting and Naming a Circuit Establishing RedundancyCircuit Name Window Entering the Physical Addresses of Devices to be PolledAssigning Backup Ports and Port Priority to the Circuit Polling Interval Window Setting the Polling Interval and Number of RetriesActivating the Circuit Testing the Circuits Test Time of Day Window Reconfiguring a CircuitChanging Port Status Redundancy Reset Warning Window Resetting a CircuitRedundancy Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4