Chapter 4: Troubleshooting; Using Lanview - Enterasys Gold Distributed Forwarding Engine 4H4202-72 Hardware Installation Manual

This chapter provides information concerning the following:
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Unless otherwise noted, the following information applies to all DFE‐Gold modules.

Using LANVIEW

The modules use a built‐in visual diagnostic and status monitoring system called
LANVIEW. The LANVIEW LEDs (Figure
status to aid in diagnosing network problems.
About the Management (MGMT) LED
The MGMT LED (shown in Figure
Management Module to control the management functions for all DFE‐Gold modules in
the chassis. The Management Module handles all IP requests to the chassis IP address,
such as PING, Telnet, SNMP, HTTP, etc. The Management Module also handles the CLI
configuration sessions through the console port. So, when you plug into a
DFE‐Gold module COM port to configure a DFE‐Gold module in the chassis, it is handled
by the Management Module regardless of the DFE‐Gold module COM port that you use.
Using LANVIEW (page 4‐1)
Troubleshooting Checklist (page 4‐7)
Overview of DFE‐Gold Module Shutdown Procedure (page 4‐9)
Recommended Shutdown Procedure Using OFFLINE/RESET Switch (page 4‐10)
Last Resort Shutdown Procedure Using OFFLINE/RESET Switch (page 4‐10)
Troubleshooting
4‐1) allow quick observation of the network
4‐1) indicates when the module is serving as the
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