Cabletron Systems CSX200, CSX400 Front Panel Information, Connection Status, UpTime, Port Status

CSX200 and 400 Chassis View

Front Panel Information

The areas surrounding the main chassis area provide the following device information:

IP

The Internet Protocol address assigned to the CSX appears in the title bar of the Chassis View window. 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 CSX200/400.

¥Green indicates the CSX200/400 is responding to device polls (valid connection).

¥Magenta indicates that the CSX200/400 is in a temporary stand-by mode while it responds to a physical change in the switch; note that board and port menus are inactive during this stand-by state.

¥Blue indicates an unknown contact status Ñ polling has not yet been established with the CSX200/400.

¥Red indicates the CSX200/400 is not responding to device polls (device is off line, or device polling has failed across the network for some other reason).

UpTime

The amount of time, in a X day(s) hh:mm:ss format, that the CSX200/400 has been running since the last start-up.

Port Status

If management for your device supports a variable port display (detailed in The CSX200/400 Port Status Displays later in this chapter), this Þeld will show the display currently in effect. If only a single port display is available Ñ or if the default view is in effect Ñ this Þeld will state Default.

MAC

Displays the physical layer address assigned to the interface associated with the IP Address used to deÞne the device icon when it was added to SPECTRUM Element Manager. MAC addresses are hard-coded in the device, and are not conÞgurable.

Boot Prom

The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the CSX200/400.

Firmware

The revision of device Þrmware stored in the CSX200/400Õs FLASH PROMs.

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