Fddi Menu, Utilities Menu, Help Menu | Cabletron Systems 9A128-01

The 9A128-01 Module View

•Connect will display the each FDDI port’s connection status.

•LER Estimate will display the cumulative long term average of the bit error rate for each FDDI port, which represents the quality of the physical link.

NOTE

When you select the LER Estimate port status display, this port status display will be reﬂected in both the bridge and FDDI ports. The FDDI ports will display the LER Estimate while the bridge ports will display the Percent Errors.

For more information on the bridge and FDDI port display options available via this menu, see Selecting a Port Status View, page 2-9.

The FDDI Menu

The FDDI menu provides the following options, which allow you to monitor and manage the 9A128-01’s connection to the FNB FDDI backplane:

•Conﬁguration

•Connection Policy

•Station List

•Performance

Refer to Chapter 4, FDDI Management, for details on these options.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to the MIBTools utility, which provides direct access to the 9A128-01’s MIB information. The MIB Tools selection is also available from the Tools menu at the top of the SPECTRUM Element Manager primary window; refer to your Tools Guide, included in this package, for a thorough explanation of the MIB Tools utility.

The Help Menu

The Help Menu has three selections:

•MIBs Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described on page 2-12.

•Chassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information speciﬁcally related to using the Chassis Manager and Module View windows.

•About Chassis Manager..., which brings up a version window for the Chassis Manager application in use.

The Board Menus

The Board menu labeled Bridge provides access to most of the available bridging-related selections, which are also available from the Bridge Status window:

Viewing Module Information

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Cabletron Systems 9A128-01 manual Fddi Menu, Utilities Menu, Help Menu, Board Menus

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Cabletron Systems Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Index Chapter Fddi ManagementChapter Bridging Using This Guide Introduction Related Reading Software Conventions Common Window FieldsDevice Name IP Address Using Buttons Using On-line HelpGetting Help Location Getting Help from the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center FTP Firmware Versions Supported 9A128-01 Module View Viewing Module Information Front Panel Information Boot Prom Connection StatusUpTime Port Status Date Menu StructureTime A128-01 Module View Menu Structure Device Menu Port Status Menu Fddi Menu Utilities MenuHelp Menu Board Menus Port Status Displays Port Menus Selecting a Port Status View Bridge Port Status Displays Bridge Port State Bridge MappingBridge Port Status Color Codes Fddi Port Status Displays Connection State LER Estimate Chassis Manager Window Fddi Port Status Color Codes Module Type Viewing Hardware TypesDevice Type Viewing I/F Summary Information Module Type Window Index DescriptionSta Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Raw Counts Load Rate Interface Statistics Window Error AddressUnicast Non-Unicast Using the Find Source Address Feature Packets Received Received onlyTransmit Queue Size Transmit only Packets Transmitted Transmit only Setting the Device Date and Time Managing the Hub Enabling and Disabling Ports Bridge Ports Module Ports Accessing the ATM Connections Window ATM Conﬁguration ATM Conﬁguration Connection Data Settings VPI Conﬁguring Connections Adding a New Connection Deleting a Connection ATM Conﬁguration Conﬁguring Connections Fddi Management Conﬁguration Fddi Management MAC State Neg. Negotiated SMT VersionReq. Requested Target Token Rotation Time Concentrator M Ports Concentrator Non-M PortsNumber of MACs MAC Path Connection Policy 15 32,768 a permanently set value for this bit Number of Nodes Address ModeStation List Stations Panel Node ClassTopology Upstream Neighbor Performance Frame Errors Transmit FramesReceive Frames Lost Frames Fddi Management Performance Bridging Bridge Status Window Bridging Up Time Bridge State on InterfaceInterface Type Bridge Address Conﬁguring Duplex Modes Enabling and Disabling Bridging Bridge Statistics Performance Graphs Forwarded Green Total Errors Red Filtered MagentaXmitted Blue Conﬁguring the Bridge Performance Graphs Errors ForwardedFiltered Xmitted Forwarded from Interface Statistics WindowForwarded to Description Using Source Addressing Setting the Ageing Time Port Source Addresses Window Bridge Spanning Tree Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree Window Bridge Priority Root Bridge Root CostRoot Port Protocol Forwarding Delay Hello TimeMax Age Hold Time Changing Bridge Spanning Tree Parameters Changing Hello Time Changing Bridge PriorityChanging the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Port Priority Changing Forwarding Delay TimeChanging Max Age Time Filtering Database Changing Path Cost Bridging Bridging List NumberCapacity Ageing Time Port Filtering Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseReceive Port Altering the Ageing Time Changing the Type of EntryChanging the Receive Port Changing the Port Filtering Action Clearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic Entries Bridging Filtering Database Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4