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Chapter 3, Getting Started with Xgig TraceControl
Dialog Buttons and Naming a Domain
If you are not logged into the Sync Group that contains the resources in the domain, use the
Password
you create a domain, the domain is given a default name based on the first port in the domain.
Provide a unique name by typing in the name in the
Important: It is good practice to use a name other than the default for a domain, especially in
a network environment where many users may access the Xgig chassis. A user-defined name
will allow you and other users to quickly identify domains. This can be critical to protecting
captures when running TraceControl in disconnected mode. See
(Running Disconnected)" on page 49
from TraceControl.
The following buttons are available:
•
Blink
Causes the LEDs for the selected ports to blink. LEDs will blink for forty seconds or until the
stop button is hit.
•
Stop
Causes the LEDs to stop blinking.
• Reconnect
Reconnects TraceControl to the blade hardware and brings up the TraceControl main window
to display a status of all ports for the current domain.
• Refresh
Updates the status of blades and ports in the right panel and available hosts in the left panel.
•
Create Offline
Establish the new domain without locking the ports for use. This allows you to create a new
domain, even if the ports included in the domain are locked by another user.
•
Create and Lock
Exit and establish the new domain, applying a lock to all port-pairs selected for the domain.
• Cancel
Exit without establishing the new domain.
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field to login. Login is only required if the Sync Group is password protected. When
Name field.
for more information on running captures disconnected
Domains, Links, and Sync Groups
"Persistent Domains
Xgig Analyzer User's Guide