Viewing Chassis Information 2-3
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
•Magenta indicates that the SmartSwitch 2000 is in a temporary stand-by mode
while it responds to a physical change in the hub; note that board and port
menus are inactive during this stand-by state.
•Blue indicates an unknown contact status – polling has not yet been
established with the SmartSwitch 2000.
•Red indicates the SmartSwitch 2000 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 days hh:mm:ss format, that the SmartSwitch 2000 has
been running since the last start-up.
Port Sta tus
If management for your device supports a variable port display (detailed in Port
Status Displays, on page2-10), this f ield will show the display currently in effect.
If only a single port display is available — or if the default view is in effect — this
field will state Default.
MAC
The physical layer address assigned to the interface through which NetSight
Element Manager is communicating. MAC addresses are hard-coded in the
device, and are not configurable.
Boot Prom
The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the SmartSwitch 2000.
Firmware
The revision of device firmware stored in the SmartSwitch 2000’s FLASH PROMs.
Time
The current time, in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, set in the SmartSwitch 2000’s
internal clock.
Date
The current date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the SmartSwitch 2000’s
internal clock.
NOTE
You can set the date and time by using the Edit Device Date and Edit Device Time
options on the Device menu; see Setting the Device Date and Time, on page2-70, for
details. NetSight Element Manager displays and allows you to set all dates with
four-digit year values.