Menu Area
The Menu Area is used for selecting a particular feature to act upon. Configuration forms for the selected item appear in the Configuration Window.
The Menu Area contains a tree of feature folders and names.
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Click on System Settings to open it and reveal its contents. Click it again to close it. Click on any feature to load the configuration form in the Configuration Area.
Command ButtonsThe following general commands are available at the top of the Menu Area.
Table 5 Menu Area command buttons
Command | Description |
Help | Opens a new |
| the help browser when finished. |
Dump | Writes current switch configuration to the screen. Configuration information is displayed with |
| parameters that have been changed from default values. |
Logout | Logs off the switch and exits the BBI. |
Configuration Area
Use the Configuration Area to configure SmartPanel settings.
When a feature is selected from the Menu Area, a configuration form is displayed in the Configuration Area. The exact nature of the form depends on the type of information available.
Configuration forms display information and allow you to make configuration change to SmartPanel parameters.
Command Buttons
The following general commands are available at the bottom of the Configuration Area.
Table 6 Configuration Area command buttons
Command | Description |
Apply | Pending configuration changes do not take effect until you select the Apply command. Once |
| applied, all changes take effect on the switch immediately. If you do not save the changes, |
| however, they will be lost the next time the switch is rebooted. |
Save | Writes applied configuration changes to |
| option of not overlaying the current backup). |
Revert Apply | Removes pending configuration changes between save commands. Use this command to |
| restore configuration parameters set since last save command. |