Enterasys Networks IRM2 Testing and Disabling the Current Interface, Using the Applications menu

The IRM2 Chassis View

Testing and Disabling the Current Interface

With the Test button you can test the current interface (e.g., by performing a loopback or some other transmission test).

With the Test and Disable buttons, you can test or disable the current interface. The operational states of these two options are:

Test	The interface will be in some test mode and no operational
	packets can be passed.
Disable	The interface will be in a closed state.

The Test and Enable/Disable buttons attempt to set the ifAdmin Status OID to the

TIP Enable, Disable, or Test values. Not all device firmware will allow you to perform a SET of this MIB OID for all interfaces, so attempts to test or enable/disable an interface may result in a SET FAILED message.

To test the current interface:

1. Click on . The current interface will now be operating in the test state.

To disable the current interface:

1. Click on . The current interface will now be operating in a closed state.

Using the Applications menu

The Applications button leads you to a menu that indicates device-associated SNMP MIB-I or MIB-II functions that the device supports.

To access the Applications pull-down menu:

1.Using the mouse, click on . A menu will appear with SNMP-MIB II options supported by the device; non-supported options will be grayed out.

2.Click on the desired option. The appropriate window will appear.

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