Locking Ports For Use - Viavi Xgig User Manual

Chapter 3, Getting Started with Xgig TraceControl
To create a new domain:
Click the
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2 Select a Sync Group from the area on the top left. If a remote chassis is not listed and on
another subnet, enter the name (if a DNS server is present) or IP address of the chassis in the
IP Address field and press
area, select it.
In the window showing all ports/blades/chassis for the Sync Group, click all ports you want
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for the domain. All ports added will display in the New Domain area. The New Domain area
shows the domain as a hierarchical structure, showing all chassis, all links, and all ports that
comprise the domain.
If you use any Xgig chassis in a multi-user environment where some users may have active
domains that are disconnected, check the domains in the
dialog. Select each domain and see if any of the ports are part of another domain. You can
elect to use any ports in another domain that are not locked for use. However, these ports may
contain data or be active as a disconnected domain.
Skip this step unless you need to create links that aggregate more than one port-pair.
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Create any links you want for the new domain. Select a chassis in the New Domain area, and
right-click
Ports will now appear as a subset of the link in the New Domain area display. Duplicate link
names are not allowed, and the maximum length of a link name is 64 characters.
Enter the name of the new domain in the
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name is supplied.
6 Click
hardware. Click
lock the ports in the domain.

Locking Ports for Use

Locking all analyzer ports in a domain for exclusive use occurs when you start a capture, when
you press the
Create and Lock
started or locked any ports in the domain, you will not be able lock the ports and an error message
will appear. The error message will let you know the exact ports that are in use. You can also select
Lock Ports
You can start a capture for the current domain if all ports in the domain are not locked by other
users. The start operation will automatically lock the ports for exclusive use.
When ports are locked, the lock icon in the TraceControl main window, shown above, appears
depressed and "Connected to [domain name]" appear below the menu bar, for example,
"Connected to My Domain (1,2,1)". When the ports are not locked, the text "Not Connected to the
Domain" appears below the menu bar.
If you try to lock or start a domain that contains ports that are already locked, you will receive an
information message. This is also the way to get information about who is locking the ports you
are trying to select.
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Create Domain
Discover
. After the new link is created, drag-and-drop all ports onto the link name.
Add Link
Create and Lock to connect the domain and load the configuration settings to the
Create Offline
Lock button on the toolbar, when you apply hardware settings, or when you click the
button in the Select Ports for Domain Creation
from the Hardware menu to lock ports.
button or select
Create Domain...
. Once the remote chassis appears in the
Sync Group Domain(s)
field at the bottom of the window. A default
Name
to create the domain and not load the configuration settings or
Domains, Links, and Sync Groups
from the
Hardware
Sync Group(s)
area of the
window. If another user has
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menu.