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Device view

The device view (Figure 23) allows you to determine at a glance the operating status of the various units and ports in your hardware configuration. You also use the device view to perform management tasks on specific objects.

Selecting objects

The types of objects contained in the device view are:

A switch or chassis (called a unit in the menus and dialog boxes)

20 SFP GBIC Ports

4 GBIC ports

Figure 23 Objects in the device view

SFP GBIC ports

GBIC ports

Switch or Chassis object

Selecting a single object

To select a single object:

Click the edge of the object

The object is outlined in yellow, indicating that it is selected. Subsequent activities in Device Manager refer to the selected object.

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Nortel Networks 380-24F manual Device view, Objects in the device view