Patton electronic 6300 user manual Working with Network Maps, Geographical Areas, Nodes, Chassis

FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices

Working with Network Maps

The Network Maps section of the NMS shows a map of the devices located on the network at various levels.

Figure 45. Network Maps

Geographical Areas

Click on a Geographical Area in the main menu tree to view a map of Network Nodes in the NMS. Right-click on the icon of a Network Node in the main window to view a pull-down menu of options.

Nodes

Click on a Network Node in the main menu tree to view a map of Chassis in that node. Right-click on the icon of a Chassis in the main window to view a pull-down menu of options..

Chassis

Click on a Chassis in the main menu tree to view a map of Devices in that chassis.

Right-click on the icon of a Device in the main window to view a pull-down menu of options..

Slots/Devices

Click on a Device in the main menu tree to view a map of Ports in that device.

Right-click on the icon of a Port in the main window to view a pull-down menu of options.

Ports/Interfaces

Right-click on a port to configure its link or set it to be managed or unmanaged.

Note For details on adding containers, see “Defining Containers” on page 25.

Figure 46 shows a visual representation of container IDs in the NMS.

NMS

GA 1

GA 2

NN1 NN 2 NN 3

NN1 NN 5

CHASSIS 1 CHASSIS 1

CHASSIS 1 CHASSIS 2 CHASSIS 3 CHASSIS 4

CHASSIS 1	(Can be represented as)	subnet of
CHASSIS 2		GA1-NN1-<CH2>
		or

GA1-NN1-CH2

CHASSIS 1

CHASSIS 2

Figure 46. Container IDs in the NMS

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