Enterasys Networks GatorMIM and GatorStar - Manuals

vii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User ’s Guide....................................... 1-2Related Manuals............................................................................................................ 1-2Software Conventions ..........................

1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M User ’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. The Gat...

Introduction 1-2 Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of several smaller functionalities of the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. This guide contains informat...

Software Conventions 1-3 Introduction Software Conventions Your NetSight Element Manager’s device user interface contains a number of elements common to most windows and which operate the same regardless of the window in which they appear. A brief description of some of the most common elements appe...

Introduction 1-4 Software Conventions • Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession. This is commonly used to activate an object’s default operation, such as opening a window from an icon. Note t...

Getting Help 1-5 Introduction MAC Address Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the device interface. This address is factory-set and cannot be altered. Using Window Buttons The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit a window and terminate any unsaved chan...

Introduction 1-6 Getting Help Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be accessed via a menu option available from the primary window menu bar: Help—>Online Documents . If you chose to install the documentation when you installed ...

2-1 Chapter 2 The Gator Module View Information displayed in the Module View window; Chassis Manager window; enabling and disabling ports The Gator Module View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current configuration of the ports on your Gator Module. Because the Gator Mod...

The Gator Module View 2-2 Viewing Device Information 1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button to select the Gator Module you wish to manage, and on the resulting menu, click Manage. Viewing Device Information The Gator Module View window ( Figure 2-2 ) provides a graphic repre...

Viewing Device Information 2-3 The Gator Module View Front Panel Information The section below the main port display provides the following device information: Connection Status This color-coded icon indicates the current state of communication between NetSight Element Manager and the Gator Module. ...

The Gator Module View 2-4 Viewing Device Information Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the Gator Module’s Module View display, you can access menus with device-, board-, and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device as a whole. Figure 2-3 displays the...

Viewing Device Information 2-5 The Gator Module View • I/F Summary displays statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device; see Viewing I/F Summary Information , page 2-8 , for details. • Exit closes the Gator Module View window. In addition to the previously-mentioned...

The Gator Module View 2-6 Viewing Device Information Gator Module Port Status Display The Port Status display varies for each module type. The status conditions for the GatorMIM CS are: ON (Green) The port is on-line and forwarding packets across the Gator Module from one network segment to another....

Viewing Device Information 2-7 The Gator Module View Figure 2-4. Chassis Manager Window Viewing Hardware Types Menu options at several levels provide specific information about the physical characteristics of the Gator Module and its ports. Viewing the Device Type The Device Type displays a descript...

The Gator Module View 2-8 Viewing Device Information Figure 2-6. Sample Module Type Window Viewing the Port Type You can view a brief description of the ports on your Gator MIM CS via the Port menu; this option is not available for Gator Star GX-M ports. 1. Click on the appropriate Port to display t...

Viewing Device Information 2-9 The Gator Module View Figure 2-8. I/F Summary Window The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interface’s performance. Index The index value assigned to each inter...

Viewing Device Information 2-11 The Gator Module View Out Errors Outbound packets that could not be transmitted by the device interface because they contained errors. Load The number of bytes processed by the indicated interface during the last poll interval in comparison to the theoretical maximum ...

Viewing Device Information 2-13 The Gator Module View Discarded Displays the number of packets which were discarded even though they contained no errors that would prevent transmission. Good packets are typically discarded to free up buffer space when the network becomes very busy; if this is occurr...

The Gator Module View 2-14 Enabling and Disabling Ports To calculate the percentage of outbound packets that were discarded: Transmit Discards /Packets Transmitted Enabling and Disabling Ports From the Port menus on the GatorMIM CS Module, you can enable and disable any individual ports. To enable o...

3-1 Chapter 3 LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics LocalTalk Statistics window; Total Repeater Statistics window Viewing LocalTalk Statistics The LocalTalk Statistics window ( Figure 3-1 ) displays accumulated statistics and error breakdowns at the device level for the LocalTalk side of the Gator modu...

Gator Total Repeater Statistics 3-3 LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics Random CTS Errors The total number of times the LocalTalk interface received a lapCTS packet that was not solicited by a lapRTS packet. FCS Errors The total number of times the LocalTalk interface received a packet with an FCS (F...

Index-1 Index A Alignment Errors 3-4 B Board Menus 2-5Boot Prom revision 2-3 Buffer space 2-13 C Cancel button 1-5Carrier Detect Lost 3-4CD Lost 3-4Clear to send 3-2Collisions 3-2Color-coded port display 2-2Command buttons 1-5Connection Status 2-3CRC Errors 3-4 D Defers 3-2Delta 3-3Device 1-4Device ...