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18 C
HAPTER
2: U
SING
D
EVICE
V
IEW
If you add the name of the directory containing the Device View
application to your path, you can launch the Device View simply by
entering:
dv
hostname
If the device recognizes the community string and can be reached on the
network, Device View displays the device. Otherwise, enter:
dv -c
community_string
-device
hostname
Ensure the device’s community string is correctly set up for the
management platform.
Device View displays a graphical representation of the device. You can
start multiple sessions of Device View to see details of several devices on
screen at the same time.
Using Transcend
Central
Device View can be started from Transcend Central.
To start Device View:
1
Select a device or a SuperStack group and click the right mouse button.
For a CoreBuilder 9000 Switch, expand the CoreBuilder 9000 Enclosure
group, then select the CoreBuilder 9000 device and click the right mouse
button.
2
From the shortcut menu, select
Tools
, then choose
Device View
.
Viewing Network
Devices
When you choose to manage a device, Device View presents a bitmap
picture of the front panel of the managed device that reflects the
hardware configuration and the condition of status indicators, ports, and
modules.
Figure 1 shows the Device View representation (device mimic) of a 16-slot
CoreBuilder 9000 Switch. The title bar of the Device View window
displays the name or IP address of the device you are managing. At the
bottom of the window, the status bar provides messages and shows the
direction of communication between the management station and the
device. To update the display, click
Refresh
on the View menu.