Administering SNAplus2

Using the Motif Administration Program

Select the resource and click on the Start or Stop button. (Alternatively, you can select Start item or Stop item from the Selection menu.)

Add a resource for an item

Select the item and click on the New button (or select New from the Selection menu). For example, to add a link station for a port, select the port and click on the New button.

Delete a resource

Select the resource and click on the Delete button (or select Delete from the Selection menu).

View or modify the configuration for any resource

Select the resource and click on the Zoom button (or select Properties from the Selection menu).

Get status information for any resource

Select the resource and click on the Status button (or select Status from the Selection menu).

Copy the configuration for any resource

Select the resource and click on the Copy button (or select Copy from the Selection menu).

In addition, you can choose specific configuration tasks for the node from the Services menu, control logging (for the domain) and tracing (for the node) from the Diagnostics menu, and view or modify domain resources by selecting one of the items on the Windows menu.

Resource Items

The layout of the resources in a window shows the relationships among them.

If an item has one or more child items associated with it, an Expand symbol or Contract symbol appears next to it. An Expand symbol indicates that the associated child items are hidden. You can click on the Expand symbol to show them. A Contract symbol indicates that the child items are shown. You can click on the Contract symbol to hide them. If an item has neither symbol next to it, the item has no associated child resources.

For example, a link station is associated with a particular port. In the Connectivity pane of the Node window, the link station is displayed below its parent port, along with all other link stations associated with that port. The port is always displayed, but you can choose whether the

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