Using the device view 47
Using the device view
The device view allows you to determine at a glance the operating status of the various modules and ports in your hardware configuration. You also use the device view to perform management tasks on specific objects.
Navigation
•"Selecting objects" (page 47)
•"Interpreting the status of LEDs and ports" (page 49)
•"Using shortcut menus" (page 50)
Selecting objects
In the device view, you can select the following types of objects for the Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, and Metro ESU 1800 and 1850:
•the entire chassis
•a card (module) or multiple cards
•a port or multiple ports
•a console port (Metro ESU 1800 and 1850 only)
•a Media Dependent Adapter (MDA) (Metro ESU 1850 only)
For the Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, you can also select the following types of objects:
•a serial port
•a power supply
•a fan
•a management port
"Objects in a Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 device view" (page
48)shows these objects in a Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, "Objects in a Metro ESU 1800 switch device view" (page 48) shows them in the Metro ESU 1800, "Objects in a Metro ESU 1850 switch device view" (page
49)shows them in the Metro ESU 1850.
Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Fundamentals — Using Device Manager
4.21 October 2007
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