Cabletron Systems 9H42X-XX

The 9H42x-xx Module View

2-6 Viewing Module Information

•Power Supply, Chassis Power Detail, and Environment View provide access

to windows which provide information about the MMAC-Plus chassis the

selected module is installed in. A detailed description of these windows can be

found in the Using MMAC-Plus Remote Management User’s Guide included

with your software.

•Bridge Status..., which opens a window that provides an overview of bridging

information for each port, and allows you to access all other bridge-related

options. Refer to Chapter 5, Bridging, for more information.

•Find Source Address..., which opens a window that allows you to search the

9H42x-xx’s 802.1d Filtering Database to determine which switching interface

a speciﬁed source MAC address is communicating through. If the MAC

address is detected as communicating through the switch, the port display will

ﬂash to indicate the switch interface of interest.

•Exit, which closes the 9H42x-xx Module View window.

The Port Status Menu

The Port Status menu allows you to select the status information that will be

displayed in the port text boxes in the Module View window:

•Status allows you to select one of four status type displays: Bridge, Bridge

Mapping, Admin, or Operator.

•Load will display the portion of network load processed per polling interval

by each interface, expressed as a percentage of the theoretical maximum load

(10 or 100 Mbits/sec).

•Errors allows you to display the number of errors detected per polling interval

by each interface, expressed as a percentage of the total number of valid

packets processed by the interface.

•I/F Port Mapping will display the interface (if) index associated with each port

on your 9H42x-xx module.

•I/F Speed will display the port’s bandwidth: 10 or 100 Mbits/sec. Note that the

module’s backplane INB interface has a bandwidth of 2500 Mbits/sec.

•I/F Type will display the interface type of each port on the 9H42x-xx module:

Eth (ethernet) for all front-panel interfaces, and Other for the backplane INB

interface.

For more information on the port display options available via this menu, see Port

Status Displays, page 2-8.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to two important utilities provided by

SPECTRUM Element Manager for use with the 9H42x-xx modules: the MIB Tools

utility, which provides direct access to the 9H42x-xx module’s MIB information;

and the RMON utility, a remote monitoring utility which is implemented by

many of Cabletron Systems’ intelligent devices. These selections are also available

from the Tools menu in the primary window menu bar.