General InformationI

A label below each icon identifies the switch by its configured name or IP address, and a colored status symbol beside each icon indicates the operational status of the switch.

Table 1–1: Status Symbols

Alert Symbol

Meaning

 

 

Green circle

Status Bar: All managed products are fully operational and

 

no failures are indicated.

 

Next to Icon: The switch is fully operational and no failures are

 

indicated.

 

 

Yellow

Status Bar: At least one managed product is operating in

triangle

degraded mode.

 

Next to Icon: A redundant component failed or the switch is

 

operating in degraded mode. Service is required.

 

 

Red diamond

Status Bar: At least one managed product is not operational.

(with yellow

Next to Icon: A critical failure occurred and the switch is not

background)

operational. Immediate service is required.

 

 

Grey square

Status Bar: The status of at least one managed product is

 

unknown.

 

Next to Icon: The switch status is unknown because of a network

 

connection failure between the switch and HAFM server.

 

 

Hardware View Layout and Function

Double-click a switch icon on the Product View to open the product manager for that switch. When the application opens, the default display is the Hardware View (Figure 1–11). The main product manager window (Hardware View) is divided into five main areas as shown in Figure 1–11menu bar, view tabs, status table, view panel, and status bar. Use features in these panels to configure switch operation, monitor performance, and access maintenance features.

Menu Bar

The menu bar on the product manager window displays tabs for the following menus:

•Product

•Configure

•Logs

•Maintenance