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Viewing Module Information 2-7
The 9A128-01 Module View
• Connect will display the each FDDI port’s connection status.
• LER Estimate will display the cumulative long term average of the bit error
rate for each FDDI port, which represents the quality of the physical link.
For more information on the bridge and FDDI port display options available via
this menu, see Selecting a Port Status View, page 2-9.
The FDDI Menu
The FDDI menu provides the following options, which allow you to monitor and
manage the 9A128-01’s connection to the FNB FDDI backplane:
• Configuration
• Connection Policy
• Station List
• Performance
Refer to Chapter 4, FDDI Management, for details on these options.
The Utilities Menu
The Utilities menu provides access to the MIBTools utility, which provides direct
access to the 9A128-01’s MIB information. The MIB Tools selection is also
available from the Tools menu at the top of the SPECTRUM Element Manager
primary window; refer to your Tools Guide, included in this package, for a
thorough explanation of the MIB Tools utility.
The Help Menu
The Help Menu has three selections:
• M
IBs Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described on
page 2-12.
• Chassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information
specifically related to using the Chassis Manager and Module View windows.
• About Chassis Manager..., which brings up a version window for the Chassis
Manager application in use.
The Board Menus
The Board menu labeled Bridge provides access to most of the available
bridging-related selections, which are also available from the Bridge Status
window:
NOTE
When you select the LER Estimate port status display, this port status display will be
reflected in both the bridge and FDDI ports. The FDDI ports will display the LER
Estimate while the bridge ports will display the Percent Errors.