Cabletron Systems Network Router , Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris

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Chapter 1
Introduction to SPECTRUM
for Solstice Enterprise Manager
on Solaris
How to use this guide; manual conventions; contacting the Cabletron Systems Global
Call Center
SPECTRUM
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for Solstice Enterprise Manager (SEM) adds
comprehensive remote management support for all of Cabletron
SystemsÕ intelligent network management devices to Sun
MicrosystemsÕ Solstice Enterprise Manager network management
platform. The result is a versatile network management system,
ideally suited to managing networks that contain Cabletron Systems
devices.
At the heart of SPECTRUM for SEM are the graphical Hub and
Bridge views Ñ interactive displays of Cabletron Systems intelligent
network devices and, where applicable, the hubs and modules they
control. In addition to their graphical displays of device status and
conÞguration, the Hub and Bridge views provide a wide variety of
statistical information about the trafÞc passing through your devices,
and provide access to a number of separate applications that allow
you to monitor and manage each of the functions your intelligent
devices can perform. Additional applications not available through
the Hub or Bridge views can be accessed, like the Hub and Bridge
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