Chapter 5. Using BCAdmin™
Tip: BCAdmin makes an effort to layout the Topology Area in an easily readable way, with a minimum of line intersections and superimposed boxes. Sometimes, however, the screen can get cluttered. BCAdmin provides two features to help cope with this, which may be used in combination:
•A Play/Pause button in the toolbar below the File menu allows you to enable/disable continuous layout, effectively allowing you to "lock" BreadCrumb devices in place.
•BreadCrumb device and client device icons can be dragged to desired positions in the Topology Area using the mouse.
The larger blocks in the Topology Area represent BreadCrumb devices. The smaller blocks with blue outlines represent client devices.
Detailed information for a BreadCrumb device can be viewed in the Info Area by selecting the BreadCrumb device in the Topology Area. To select a BreadCrumb device,
Anatomy of the BreadCrumb Box
The following figure shows a
Figure 5-2. The BreadCrumb Box
1.BreadCrumb Device Name
The BreadCrumb device’s name is displayed in the
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