Enterasys Networks ENTERASYS ATX manual Utilities Menu, Help Menu, PPE Module Menu

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The ATX Switch Chassis View

For more information on the port display options available via this menu, see Selecting a Port Status View, page 2-8.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to the MIBTree utility, which provides direct access to the ATX’s MIB information, and to the RMON utility, a remote monitoring feature that is supported by many Cabletron and Enterasys intelligent devices. These selections are also available from the Utilities menu at the top of NetSight Element Manager’s main window. Refer to your Tools Guide for a thorough explanation of the MibTree and RMON utilities.

The Help Menu

The Help Menu has three selections:

•MIBs Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described in The Chassis Manager Window section of 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 window with the version number of the Chassis Manager application in use.

The PPE Module Menu

The Packet Processing Engine (PPE) has the following selections in its module menu:

•Module Type..., which brings up a window containing a description of a module inserted in the ATX Switch; see Viewing Hardware Types, later in this chapter.

•Port Trunking..., which brings up a window containing the trunking table and allows you to enable and disable trunking on each interface on your ATX; see Chapter 3 for more information.

•Port Filtering..., which brings up the Port Filtering window from which you can create custom ﬁlters and discard or forward trafﬁc based on the speciﬁed criteria; see Chapter 4 for more information.

•Workgroups..., which brings up the Virtual Workgroups window where you can set up virtual workgroups on your ATX; see Chapter 5 for more information.

•Port Mirroring..., which brings up the Port Mirroring window from which you can set up port mirroring on your ATX; you can conﬁgure a diagnostic port as either a local port or a remote port on another ATX in your network. For more information, see Chapter 6.

•IPX Routing Tables..., which displays the IPX Routing Tables window, which contains statistics about IPX Routing on your ATX; see Chapter 7 for more information.

2-6	Viewing Chassis Information

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Contents ATX User’s Guide Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Chapter Using ATX Trunking Chapter Using ATX Port FilteringChapter Workgroup Conﬁguration Chapter ATX Port MirroringIntroduction Using the ATX Switch User’s Guide Related ManualsCommon ATX Switch Window Fields Software ConventionsUsing Window Buttons Getting Help from the Global Technical Assistance Center Using On-line HelpGetting Help Login ATX Switch Chassis View ATX Switch Chassis View Viewing Chassis InformationPort Status Front Panel InformationConnection Status Firmware Boot PromMenu Structure Device Menu Port Status MenuPPE Module Menu Utilities MenuHelp Menu Port Status Displays Module MenuPPE Port Menu Port MenuSelecting a Port Status View StatusPort Status Color Codes Chassis Manager Window Viewing Hardware TypesModule Type Text Boxes Interface DescriptionManaging the Hub IPX RoutingConﬁguring IPX Routing on a port Selecting the Frame Type for a PortIP Routing IP Conﬁg/Routing windowConﬁguring the IP Address Table Index PortIP Mask Conﬁguring IP Routing on a PortPort Conﬁguration Broadcast ProtectionRing Speed Local SwitchingBridge Port Conﬁguration Setting the Bridge Mode 11. Bridge Conﬁguration windowTransmitting BPDUs Source Route ConﬁgurationRing Number Bridge NumberSetting the Spanning Tree Explorer Mode Token Ring TranslationARP Translate IPX FramingIPX Source Route To set the Token Ring Translation Parameters Netbios Source RouteARP Source Route Using the Find Source Address Feature Viewing I/F Summary InformationIndex Logical StatusInterface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Raw CountsRate Viewing Interface DetailDescription AddressUnicast Non-UnicastMaking Sense of Detail Statistics Administratively Enabling and Disabling Ports Enabling and Disabling PortsATX Switch Chassis View Managing the Hub Using ATX Trunking Port Trunking Window StateRmt IP Address Last ErrorRmt Bridge Id Enabling and Disabling Trunking Link OrdinalLink Count Last ChangeUsing ATX Trunking Using ATX Trunking Port Trunking Window Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Port Filters Table Information Id IdentiﬁerPseudo ProtocolEditing the Port Filters Table Adding a New Filter Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Viewing Filter Statistics Deleting a Port FilterLast Frame Address PacketsWorkgroup Conﬁguration Workgroup Conﬁguration Virtual Workgroups Window Conﬁguring a Workgroup TotalDeleting a Workgroup Workgroup Conﬁguration Conﬁguring a Workgroup ATX Port Mirroring Port Mirroring Window ATX Port MirroringConﬁguring Port Mirroring From the device where the mirrored ports are located If the ports being mirrored are remoteFrom the device where the diagnostic port is located ATX Port Mirroring Port Mirroring Window IPX Routing Tables IPX Statistics IPX InterfacePort# IPX NetworkIPX Route Hop Count Next HopAge Tick CountNodeID SocketIPX Routing Tables Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4