3Com manual Switch Database Configuration, 17TR Management Screen

4-20CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING WITH THE VT100 INTERFACE

Switch Database Configuration

The Switch 2000 TR Unit Database View screen allows you to set up, maintain, and view the data- base. The Switching Database is distributed across the units in a stack. You need to choose a unit before you can observe the addresses learned by that unit. Choices:

■Adding entries to the database

■Deleting entries from the database

■Locating entries in the database

Select SDB at the bottom of the Unit Management screen to access the database. See the highlighted field in Figure 4-17.

Figure 4-17TR Management Screen

The Unit Database View appears. Refer to Figure 4-18 and the field descriptions.

Figure 4-18Switch 2000 TR Unit Database View Screen

When first powered up, the database appears empty. As addresses are learned or added, they appear in the scrolling list box.

■Port/MAC Address—Scrollable list box displays the current entries for each of the ports, except the downlink.

■Database Entries—Read-only field displays the number of entries in the database. The database holds up to 2000 addresses.

■MAC Address—Field displays the MAC address of a device highlighted in the scrollable list box. Press [Return] to view after you highlight an address.

■Port Number—Displays the Port Number of a device highlighted in the scrollable list box. Press [Return] to view after you highlight an address.

■FIND—Command allows you to locate any address entry in the database.