Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Network Cables User Manual


 
Using the Hub View 2-7
Using the EMM-E6 Hub View
Figure 2-5. Mousing Around a Module Display
Hub View Port Color Codes
The Port Status boxes in the Hub View are color coded to indicate the port’s
connection status. The colors are consistent for all Port Display Forms except
Admin Status and FNB Channel; the exceptions are noted below.
NOTE
Depending on the version of firmware installed in your EMM-E6, certain MIMs either
may not display at all, or may display with the message “No Mgt” in the Port Display
Form box. For more information about the specific capabilities of different versions of
EMM-E6 firmware, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center.
Module Type
Click button 1 to open the Module
Status window.
Click button 3 to display the Module
menu.
Port Display Form
Using the Module, Network, or
Device menus, you can change the
port display form shown in the
Module Status boxes to any one of
the following:
- Load (% of theoretical maximum)
- Traffic (Pkts/sec)
- Collisions (Colls/sec)
- Errors (Errors/sec, total or by type)
- Protocols (% of total packets)
- Frame Sizes (% of total packets)
- Admin/Link Status
- Admin Status
- Active Ports
-Topology (station or trunk)
- FNB Channel
Port Index
Click button 1 to toggle the port
between enabled and disabled.
Click button 3 to display the Port
menu.
Module Index
Indicates the module’s slot number
within the MMAC. (Slots are
numbered from right to left; the
management module slot is slot
#1.) Click button 3 to display the
Module menu.
Network Connection
A module managed by an EMM-E6
shows its network connection: A, B,
C, or ---- (stand-alone). RIC MIMs
can be set to network B, C, or
stand-alone; non-repeater MIMs
will always be on network A. Click
mouse button 3 to display the
Network menu; click mouse button
1 to display the Network Status
window.
Port Status
The Port Status display changes
with the type of port display format
selected. Statistical selections
display values in a statistic/second
format. Load displays traffic as a
percentage of theoretical
maximum capacity. Port Type
displays port status (ON, OFF,
SEG, NLK, etc.). Click button 1 to
toggle the port between enabled
and disabled. Click button 3 to
display the Port menu.