Viewing Module Information 2-3

The 9E312/9E423 Module View
By clicking in designated areas of the module’s graphical display (as detailed later
in this chapter), or by using the menu bar at the top of the Module View window,
you can access all of the menus that lead to more detailed device- and port- level
windows.
Front Panel Information
The areas above and to the right of the main module display area provide the
following device information:
IP
The Internet Protocol address assigned to the 9E312/9E423 Module appears in the
title bar of the Module View window; this will display the IP address you have
used to create the 9E312/9E423 Module in the MMAC-Plus Chassis Setup
window or to create its icon via SPECTRUM Element Manager. IP addresses are
assigned via Local Management.
Connection Status
This color-coded area indicates the current state of communication between
SPECTRUM Element Manager and the 9E312/9E423 Module.
•Green indicates the 9E312/9E423 Module is responding to device polls (valid
connection).
•Blue indicates an unknown contact status — polling has not yet been
established with the 9E312/9E423 Module.
•Red indicates the 9E312/9E423 Module is not responding to device polls
(device is off line, or device polling has failed across the network for some
other reason).
Up Time
The amount of time, in a day(s) hh:mm:ss format, that the 9E312/9E423 Module
has been running since the last start-up.
TIP
When you move the mouse cursor over a management “hot spot” the cursor icon will
change into a “hand” to indicate that clicking in the current location will bring up a
management option.
Note also that there are scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the port stack of the 9E423
Modules’ port display. Use these arrows to scroll through the port stack.
NOTE
Preliminary versions of 9E312 module firmware may provide incomplete address
information or firmware version information.