Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 Menu Structure

The 9E312/9E423 Module View

2-4 Viewing Module Information

Port Status

If management for your device supports a variable port display, this ﬁeld will

show the display currently in effect. If only a single port display is available — as

is the case for the 9E312/9E423 Module — or if the default view is in effect, this

ﬁeld will state Default.

MAC

The physical layer address assigned to the interface through which SPECTRUM

Element Manager is communicating with the 9E312/9E423 Module.

Unless your management station is communicating through the front panel of the

module, this will reﬂect the MAC address of the SMB 10 interface on the module

(to the 10 Mb/sec System Management Bus). MAC addresses are hard-coded in

the device, and are not conﬁgurable.

Boot Prom

The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the 9E312/9E423 Module.

Firmware

The revision of device ﬁrmware stored in the 9E312/9E423 Module’s FLASH

PROMs.

Time

The current time, in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, set in the 9E312/9E423 Module’s

internal clock.

Date

The current date, in an mm/dd/yy format, set in the 9E312/9E423 Module’s

internal clock.

Menu Structure

By clicking on various areas of the 9E312/9E423 Module View display, you can

access menus with device- and port-level options, as well as utility applications

which apply to the device. The following illustration displays the menu structure

and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus:

NOTE

You can set the date and time by using the Edit Device Date and Edit Device Time

options on the Device menu, see Setting the Device Date and Time, later in this

chapter, for details.

Contents

Main i Notice Virus Disclaimer ii iii Restricted Rights Notice Page v Contents Chapter 2 The 9E312/9E423 Module View Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 3 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Index 1-1 Introduction versions 1-2 Using the 9E312 and 9E423 Users Guide Using the 9E312 and 9E423 Users Guide Related Manuals 1-3 Related Manuals Software Conventions Common 9E312 and 9E423 Window Fields Software Conventions 1-5 Using Buttons and Menus 1-6 Getting Help Getting Help Using On-line Help Getting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware 1-7 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware Page Chapter 2 The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-2 Viewing Module Information Viewing Module Information Viewing Module Information 2-3 Front Panel Information 2-4 Viewing Module Information Menu Structure Viewing Module Information 2-5 2-6 Viewing Module Information Viewing Module Information 2-7 The 9E312/9E423 Module Port Status Display The Chassis Manager Window Managing the Module 2-9 Viewing the Device Type Managing the Module Setting the Device Date and Time 2-10 Managing the Module Using the Find Source Address Feature 2-11 Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports Using the Find Source Address Feature ! 2-12 I/F Summary Information I/F Summary Information I/F Summary Information 2-13 Interface Description Fields 2-14 I/F Summary Information Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs I/F Summary Information 2-15 Interface Detail Window The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-16 I/F Summary Information I/F Summary Information 2-17 2-18 I/F Summary Information Testing and Disabling the Current Interface I/F Summary Information 2-19 Using the Applications Pull-down menu Page Chapter 3 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridging Basics 3-2 An Overview of Remote Bridge Management More on Transparent Bridging An Overview of Remote Bridge Management The Bridge Status Window 3-3 The Bridge Status Window 3-4 The Bridge Status Window Bridge Status Window Information Fields The Bridge Status Window 3-5 Accessing Other Management Options from the Bridge Status Window 3-6 Enabling and Disabling Bridging Enabling and Disabling Bridging Bridge Statistics Bridge Statistics 3-7 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Performance Graphs 3-8 Bridge Statistics Bridge Statistics 3-9 The Interface Statistics Window 3-10 Bridge Statistics Bridge Spanning Tree 3-11 Bridge Spanning Tree 3-12 Bridge Spanning Tree Bridge Spanning Tree 3-13 Conguring the Bridge Spanning Tree Window Bridge Level Fields 3-14 Bridge Spanning Tree Bridge Spanning Tree 3-15 Bridge Port Level Fields 3-16 Bridge Spanning Tree Bridge Spanning Tree 3-17 Changing Bridge Spanning Tree Parameters ! 3-18 Bridge Spanning Tree Filtering Database 3-19 Filtering Database 3-20 Filtering Database Filtering Database 3-21 3-22 Filtering Database Filtering Database Window Fields Filtering Database 3-23 Conguring the Filtering Database 3-24 Filtering Database Filtering Database 3-25 3-26 Filtering Database Using Port Source Addressing Filtering Database 3-27 3-28 Duplex Modes Duplex Modes The Duplex Modes Window Duplex Modes 3-29 3-30 Duplex Modes Index-1 Index A B C D L M N P R