Starting Corewatch - Cabletron Systems SSR-ATM29-02 User Manual

Before using CoreWatch, you should be familiar with some basic CoreWatch tasks and be
familiar with the application's interface. This chapter
• discusses starting CoreWatch.
• provides an overview of the CoreWatch interface.
• discusses changing CoreWatch passwords.
• discusses how to access the CoreWatch online help.
• explains how to exit CoreWatch.
For information on installing CoreWatch in Solaris and Windows environments, see
Chapter 2: "CoreWatch Installation" on page
The method you use to start CoreWatch depends on whether you installed it in the Solaris
or Windows environment. If you choose to integrate CoreWatch with SPECTRUM or HP
OpenView during installation, you can start CoreWatch from within either system in both
Solaris and Windows NT/Windows 95.
Before starting CoreWatch in any environment, be sure that you can send a ping
Caution:
packet to the SSR and that the SSR is configured for SNMP. For details on configuring
SNMP on the SSR, see the SmartSwitch Router User Reference Manual.
Separate discussions on starting CoreWatch in the Solaris and Windows environments
and from within SPECTRUM or HP OpenView follow.
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