Introduction to SPMA for the
What’s NOT in the SEHI User’s Guide . . .
The following standard SPMA tools are available through the SEHI module and are explained in the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application Tools Guide:
•Charts, Graphs and Meters
•MAC Address Locator
•Community Names
•MIB I, II
•MIBTree
•TFTP Download
•Trap Table
The Charts, Graphs and Meters application is accessible from the Hub View and the command line; the MAC Address Locator application is accessible from the platform console window Tools menu; the rest of the tool applications are available only from the icon menu or the command line.
Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the icon menus within your management platform are included in your Installing and Using SPECTRUM for... guide. If you are using SPMA for the SEHI in stand- alone mode — that is, without benefit of a specific network management system
—instructions for starting each application from the command line are included in each chapter, both in this guide and in the SPMA Tools Guide.
Conventions
The family of SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications can work with a number of different network management systems running on several different operating systems and graphical user interfaces. This versatility presents two documentation problems: first, there is no standard terminology; and second, the appearance of the windows will differ based on the graphical interface in use. For the sake of consistency, the following conventions will be followed throughout this and other SPMA guides.
Screen Displays
SPMA runs under a variety of different operating systems and graphical user interfaces. To maintain a consistent presentation, screen displays in this and other SPMA guides show an OSF/Motif environment. If you’re used to a different GUI, don’t worry; the differences are minor. Buttons, boxes, borders, and menus displayed on your screen may look a bit different from what you see in the guide, but they’re organized and labelled the same, located in the same places, and perform the same functions in all screen environments.
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