Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Hub View Port Color Codes, Click button 3 to display the Module menu

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View

NOTE

Depending on the version of firmware installed in your EMM-E6, certain MIMs either may not display at all, or may display with the message “No Mgt” in the Port Display Form box. For more information about the specific capabilities of different versions of EMM-E6 firmware, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center.

Module Type Click button 1 to open the Module Status window.

Click button 3 to display the Module menu.

Port Display Form

Using the Module, Network, or Device menus, you can change the port display form shown in the Module Status boxes to any one of the following:

-Load (% of theoretical maximum)

-Traffic (Pkts/sec)

-Collisions (Colls/sec)

-Errors (Errors/sec, total or by type)

-Protocols (% of total packets)

-Frame Sizes (% of total packets)

-Admin/Link Status

-Admin Status

-Active Ports

-Topology (station or trunk) - FNB Channel

Port Index

Click button 1 to toggle the port between enabled and disabled. Click button 3 to display the Port menu.

Module Index

Indicates the module’s slot number within the MMAC. (Slots are numbered from right to left; the management module slot is slot #1.) Click button 3 to display the Module menu.

Network Connection

A module managed by an EMM-E6 shows its network connection: A, B, C, or ---- (stand-alone). RIC MIMs

can be set to network B, C, or stand-alone; non-repeater MIMs will always be on network A. Click mouse button 3 to display the Network menu; click mouse button 1 to display the Network Status window.

Port Status

The Port Status display changes with the type of port display format selected. Statistical selections display values in a statistic/second format. Load displays traffic as a percentage of theoretical maximum capacity. Port Type displays port status (ON, OFF, SEG, NLK, etc.). Click button 1 to toggle the port between enabled and disabled. Click button 3 to display the Port menu.

Figure 2-5. Mousing Around a Module Display

Hub View Port Color Codes

The Port Status boxes in the Hub View are color coded to indicate the port’s connection status. The colors are consistent for all Port Display Forms except Admin Status and FNB Channel; the exceptions are noted below.

Using the Hub View 2-7