The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

selected size generated by devices connected to that port in relation to the total number of packets processed. Remember, these percentages are calculated based on the numbers of packets processed during one polling cycle.

Port Status Color Codes

The Port Status display options ÑBridge, Admin, and OperatorÑ incorporate color coding schemes. For the Admin and Operator Status display options, green = ON, red = OFF, and blue = N/A (not available). For the Bridge Status display option, green = forwarding, blue = disabled, magenta = learning and listening, orange = blocking, red = broken, and gray = unknown.

For all other Port Status selections Ñ Load, Errors, Bridge Mapping, I/F Mapping, I/F Speed, and I/F TypeÑ color codes will continue to reßect the most recently selected mode which incorporates its own color coding scheme.

For an Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, three of the port status display options Ñ Port Assignment, Port Type, and Status Ñ incorporate their own color coding schemes. For any of the Status display options Ñ Admin/Link, Admin, or Link

Ñgreen = ON/LNK, yellow = SEG/NLK, red = OFF, and blue = N/A (not available). For the Port Assignment display option, Channel A = magenta, Channel B = olive, Channel C = cyan, Channel D = yellow, Channel E = orange, Channel F = white, Channel G = green, Channel H = hot pink. For the Port Type display option, station ports will display as yellow; trunk ports will display as green.

For all other Ethernet MicroLAN Switch Port Status selections Ñ Load, Errors, and Frame Size Ñ color codes will continue to reßect the most recently selected mode which incorporates its own color coding scheme.

The Chassis Physical View

By default, the Chassis View window displays the Logical View of the SmartSwitch 2000 device. The Logical View provides port status information and access to device-, module-, and port-level menus, as described above. In addition to the default Logical View, however, the View menu available via the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window allows you to display a Physical View of the device. The Physical View of the device provides a look at the actual face of the device. While the Physical View does not provide any port status information or access to device- or port-level menus, it serves as a useful tool for network managers who are physically remote from the SmartSwitch 2000 device they are managing and who need to see the arrangement of ports on the device face and the connector types supported.

To access the Physical View:

1.In the Chassis View window, click on View in the menu bar to access the View menu.

2.Select Physical. The Chassis Physical View, Figure 2-3, will appear.

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Cabletron Systems 2000 manual Chassis Physical View, Port Status Color Codes

2000 specifications

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