Cabletron Systems Dec GigaSwitch manual Contents

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Contents
Preface
What Is in This Guide..........................................................................................................xi
Who Should Read This Manual...........................................................................................xi
How This Manual Is Organized..........................................................................................xii
Conventions.........................................................................................................................xii
Related SPECTRUM Documentation................................................................... .............xiii
Other Related Documentation...........................................................................................xiii
Getting Help........................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................1-1
DEC GigaSwitch Management Module.............................................................................1-1
SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch.............................................................................1-2
DEC GigaSwitch Applications...........................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2 Device View
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................2-1
Logical Device View............................................................................................................2-1
Accessing the Logical Device View..............................................................................2-2
Interface Device View.........................................................................................................2-5
Device Icon Panel.........................................................................................................2-8
Interface Options Panel...............................................................................................2-8
Logical Interface Icon...................................................................................................2-9
Device Topology View/Interface Number Label...................................................2-9
Interface Status View/Interface Status Label......................................................2-9
Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label..................................................2-10
Interface Address Translation Table/MAC Address Label................................2-11
Network Information Panel/Network Information Label.................................2-11
Interface Performance View/Logical Gauge Label.............................................2-12
Gauge Control Panel..................................................................................................2-14
Selected Attribute................................................................................................2-14
Gauge Mode.........................................................................................................2-14
Gauge Type..........................................................................................................2-15
Gauge Control Panel Buttons.............................................................................2-16
Physical Device View........................................................................................................2-17
Accessing the Physical Device View..........................................................................2-17