Menu Structure | Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 guide

The 9E312/9E423 Module View

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.

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.

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:

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Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 manual Menu Structure

Contents

Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Index Introduction Introduction Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User’s Guide Related Manuals Common 9E312 and 9E423 Window Fields Software Conventions Using Buttons and Menus Getting Help Using On-line HelpGetting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support FTP 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware Introduction 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware 9E312/9E423 Module View 9E312/9E423 Module View Viewing Module Information Connection Status Front Panel Information Menu Structure Device Menu E312/9E423 Module View Menu Structure Help Menu Utilities MenuBridge Menu Bridge Port Menu 9E312/9E423 Module Port Status Display Chassis Manager Window Managing the Module Setting the Device Date and TimeViewing the Device Type Edit Time Window Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports Using the Find Source Address Feature Find Source Address Window Summary Information Description Interface Description FieldsIndex Type Raw Counts Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Load Interface Detail WindowRate Unicast Interface Detail Window Statistics Unknown Protocol ErrorMulticast Discarded Making Sense of Interface Statistics Testing and Disabling the Current InterfacePackets Received Packets Transmitted Using the Applications Pull-down menu 9E312/9E423 Module View Summary Information Bridging Basics 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging More on Transparent Bridging An Overview of Remote Bridge Management Bridge Status Window Bridge State on Interface Bridge Status Window Information Fields Interface Address Interface TypeInterface Speed Bridge Statistics Enabling and Disabling Bridging Performance Graphs Filtered Magenta Errors RedBridge Performance Graph Window Fields Frames Forwarded Green Conﬁguring the Bridge Performance Graphs Interface Statistics Window Address Interface Statistics Window Fields Non-Unicast Bridge Spanning Tree 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridge Level Fields Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree WindowBridge Priority Protocol Root BridgeRoot Cost Root Port Bridge Port Level Fields Designated Bridge Path CostDesignated Cost Designated Root Changing Bridge Priority Changing Bridge Spanning Tree ParametersChanging the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Hello Time Changing Forwarding Delay TimeChanging Max Age Time Changing Port Priority Filtering DatabaseChanging Path Cost 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Filtering Database Window Capacity Filtering Database Window FieldsList Number Port Filtering Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseSource Port Receive Port Changing the Type of Entry Altering the Ageing TimeChanging the Receive Port Adding or Deleting Individual Entries Changing the Port Filtering Action Clearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic Entries Using Port Source Addressing Device Ageing Time Window Setting the Ageing Time Duplex Modes Window Duplex Modes Interface Duplex Modes Window FieldsFull Duplex Setting the Duplex Mode Index Index-2