Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM 1800 User Manual

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Using the Hub View2-7Using the FRX4000, FRX6000, and SmartSwitch 1800 Hub ViewThe Hub View Front PanelIn addition to the graphical display of the RLP and LAN cards installed in yourdevice and/or configured in its database, the Hub View gives you device levelsummary information. The following Front Panel information appears to the rightof the module display (for the FRX6000) or below the module display (for theFRX4000 and the SmartSwitch 1800):Contact Status is a color code that shows the status of the connection betweenSPMA and the device:• Green means a valid connection.• Blue means that SPMA is trying to reach the device but doesn’t yet know if theconnection will be successful.• Red means that SPMA is unable to contact or has lost contact with the device.UptimeThe time that the device has been running without interruption. The counterresets to 00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS) when one of the following occurs:• Power to the device is cycled.• The device is reset manually.NameA text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can assign a devicename via the MIB I, II application (described in the SPMA Tools Guide). To view aname which is longer than the field, click to place your cursor in the text box, anduse the arrow keys to shift the display.LocationA text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can assign a devicelocation via the MIB I, II application (described in the SPMA Tools Guide). Toview a location which is longer than the field, click to place your cursor in the textbox, and use the arrow keys to shift the display.NOTEAlthough you can erase the current Name and Location values and enter new values inthe text fields, you cannot set these values from the Hub View. Any value you attempt toset will remain in the text field only until the Hub View is closed; to permanently changethe name or location, you must do so via the MIB I, II application (accessible from theDevice menu in the Hub View, from the icon menu, or from the command line). Note thatthe footer message indicating that the Name or Location field is read-only is in error; thesefields are settable, but they cannot be set from the Hub View.