Nortel 24R9744 - Manual

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide Preface „ 7 24R9744, March 2006 How to Get Help If you need help, service, or technical assistance, see the "Getting help and technical assis-tance" appendix in the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation Guide on the IBM Bl...

24R9744, March 2006 9 C HAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter briefly describes the software features and requirements for the Alteon OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI), and explains how to access the BBI start page. Features The network administrator can access all switch configuration and monitoring...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide 10 „ Chapter 1: Getting Started 24R9744, March 2006 Requirements „ GbE Switch Module „ Installed Alteon OS switch software „ PC or workstation with network access to the switch „ Frame-capable Web-browser software, such as the following: † Netscape Navigator 4.7x or hi...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide Chapter 1: Getting Started „ 11 24R9744, March 2006 Web Browser Set Up Most modern Web browsers work with frames and JavaScript by default, and require no addi-tional set up. However, you should check your Web browser’s features and configuration to make sure frames an...

24R9744, March 2006 15 C HAPTER 2 Browser-Based Interface Basics Once you are properly logged in, the Browser-Based Interface (BBI) appears in your Web browser’s viewing window: There are four main regions on the BBI screen: „ The toolbar is used for selecting the context for your actions in the oth...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide 16 „ Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics 24R9744, March 2006 Toolbar Context Buttons The toolbar is used for setting the context for your actions in the application. There are three context buttons: When a context icon is selected, the button will be highlighted ...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics „ 17 24R9744, March 2006 Commands The following general commands are available on the toolbar: Apply Pending configuration changes do not take effect until the Apply command is selected. Once applied, all changes take effect on...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide 18 „ Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics 24R9744, March 2006 Navigation Window The navigation window is used for selecting a particular switch feature to act upon. Status, sta-tistics, or configuration forms for the selected item will appear in the forms window, ...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics „ 19 24R9744, March 2006 Message Window Switch log messages are generated by events such as login/logout activity, password changes, configuration changes, and switch reboot. The BBI records the 64 most recent messages and disp...

24R9744, March 2006 21 C HAPTER 3 Configuring the Switch The Browser-Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view and change switch configuration parameters. The same configuration parameters that are available through the switch’s com-mand-line interface are present on the BBI configuration forms. The...

Alteon OS 21.0 BBI Quick Guide Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch „ 23 24R9744, March 2006 4. Submit, reset, or delete the form contents using buttons on the bottom of the form. 5. Apply and save your changes using the toolbar commands. Pending configuration changes (including deletions) do not take ...

24R9744, March 2006 27 C HAPTER 4 Viewing Statistics The Alteon OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view a variety of switch perfor-mance statistics. The same statistics that are available through the switch’s command-line interface are present on the BBI statistics forms. The following ...

24R9744, March 2006 29 C HAPTER 5 The Dashboard The Alteon OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view the present settings and operating status of a variety of switch features. The same information available through the switch’s command-line interface is present on the dashboard forms. The...