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- Page 1 GatorMIM and Gator Star User’s Guide...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide... 1-2 Related Manuals... 1-2 Software Conventions ... 1-3 Using the Mouse ... 1-3 Common Gator Module Window Fields... 1-4 Using Window Buttons... 1-5 Getting Help ... 1 -5 Using On-Line Help ... 1-5 Accessing On-line Documentation... - Page 8 Contents viii...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. The GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M are LocalTalk to Ethernet routers—based on Cayman Systems’... -
Page 10: Using The Gatormim Cs/Gatorstar Gx-M User's Guide
GatorStar GX-M. Related Manuals The GatorMIM and GatorStar User’s Guide is only part of a complete document set designed to provide comprehensive information about the features available to you through NetSight Element Manager. Other guides which include important information related to managing the Gator Module are as follows: User’s Guide... -
Page 11: Software Conventions
Software Conventions Your NetSight Element Manager’s device user interface contains a number of elements common to most windows and which operate the same regardless of the window in which they appear. A brief description of some of the most common elements appears below. -
Page 12: Common Gator Module Window Fields
Introduction • Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession. This is commonly used to activate an object’s default operation, such as opening a window from an icon. Note that there is a distinction made between “click twice”... -
Page 13: Using Window Buttons
MAC Address Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the device interface. This address is factory-set and cannot be altered. Using Window Buttons The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary changes and set them by clicking on an OK, Set, or Apply button. -
Page 14: Accessing On-Line Documentation
By e-mail: FTP: Login Password By BBS: Modem Setting (603) 332-9400 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (603) 337-3075 Enterasys Networks Technical Support 35 Industrial Way Rochester, NH 03867 support@enterasys.com ftp.ctron.com (134.141.197.25) anonymous your e-mail address (603) 335-3358... - Page 15 Send your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding NetSight documentation to NetSight Technical Communications via the following e-mail address: Netsight_docs@enterasys.com To locate product specific information, refer to the Enterasys Web site: http://www.enterasys.com For the highest firmware versions successfully tested with NetSight Element Manager 2.2.1, refer to the Readme file available from the NetSight Element Manager 2.2.1 program NOTE group.
- Page 16 Introduction Getting Help...
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Page 17: The Gator Module View
The Gator Module View Information displayed in the Module View window; Chassis Manager window; enabling and disabling ports The Gator Module View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current configuration of the ports on your Gator Module. Because the Gator Module functions as a stand-alone IMIM (Intelligent Media Interface Module), other MIMs in the MMAC chassis will not be visible. -
Page 18: Viewing Device Information
The Gator Module View 1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button to select the Gator Module you wish to manage, and on the resulting menu, click Manage. Viewing Device Information The Gator Module View window of the Gator Module, including a color-coded port display which immediately informs you of the current configuration and status of the ports on the module. -
Page 19: Front Panel Information
Up to 24 ports can be displayed simultaneously on a module. If a module has a higher port density than 24 ports, Up and Down arrows will appear at the top and bottom of the port NOTE stack so that you can scroll through the remaining ports. Front Panel Information The section below the main port display provides the following device information:... -
Page 20: Menu Structure
The Gator Module View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the Gator Module’s Module View display, you can access menus with device-, board-, and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device as a whole. structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus. - Page 21 • I/F Summary displays statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device; details. • Exit closes the Gator Module View window. In addition to the previously-mentioned selections, the GatorStar GX-M also gives you access to the following selection: •...
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Page 22: Gator Module Port Status Display
The Gator Module View Gator Module Port Status Display The Port Status display varies for each module type. The status conditions for the GatorMIM CS are: ON (Green) OFF (Red) ? (Blue) The status conditions for the GatorStar GX-M are: ENB (Yellow/Enabled) DIS (Red/Disabled) ? (Blue/Unknown) -
Page 23: Viewing Hardware Types
The Gator Module does not support MIB Components. The MIBs which provide the Gator Module’s functionality — both proprietary MIBs and IETF RFCs — are listed here Viewing Hardware Types Menu options at several levels provide specific information about the physical characteristics of the Gator Module and its ports. -
Page 24: Viewing The Port Type
The Gator Module View Figure 2-6. Sample Module Type Window Viewing the Port Type You can view a brief description of the ports on your Gator MIM CS via the Port menu; this option is not available for Gator Star GX-M ports. 1. -
Page 25: Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs
The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interface’s performance. Index The index value assigned to each interface on the device. Type The type of the interface, distinguished by the physical/link protocol(s) running immediately below the network layer (e.g., ethernet-csmacd). - Page 26 The Gator Module View 1. In the right-most menu field, click to select the unit in which you wish to display the selected statistic: Load, Raw Counts, or Rate. Bar graphs are only available when Load is the selected base unit; if you select Raw Counts or Rate, the Bar Graph column will be removed from the interface display.
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Page 27: Viewing Interface Detail
Out Errors Load The number of bytes processed by the indicated interface during the last poll interval in comparison to the theoretical maximum load for that interface type (10 Mbps for standard Ethernet). Load is further defined by the following parameters: In Octets Out Octets... - Page 28 The Gator Module View Three informational fields appear in the upper portion of the window: Description Displays the interface description for the currently selected interface. Address Displays the MAC (physical) address of the selected interface. Type Displays the interface type of the selected port (e.g., ethernet-csmacd). The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and receive statistics.
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Page 29: Making Sense Of Detail Statistics
Discarded Displays the number of packets which were discarded even though they contained no errors that would prevent transmission. Good packets are typically discarded to free up buffer space when the network becomes very busy; if this is occurring routinely, it usually means that network traffic is overwhelming the device. -
Page 30: Enabling And Disabling Ports
The Gator Module View To calculate the percentage of outbound packets that were discarded: Transmit Discards /Packets Transmitted The Interface Statistics window does not offer Disable or Test options. These options are available in the Interface Group window, which can be accessed via the System Group NOTE window (select System Group from the Device menu). -
Page 31: Localtalk And Gatorstar Statistics
LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics LocalTalk Statistics window; Total Repeater Statistics window Viewing LocalTalk Statistics The LocalTalk Statistics window error breakdowns at the device level for the LocalTalk side of the Gator module. Statistics are displayed in numeric form and in graphic form as a pie chart. 1. - Page 32 LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics The following packet and error statistics appear within the LocalTalk Statistics window: Packets Fields The Packet Fields display general performance information on the LocalTalk interface are as follows: In Packets Out Packets Hard Errors Hard errors are error conditions caused by physical layer problems, such as faults in the hardware, equipment, or wiring.
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Page 33: Gator Total Repeater Statistics
Random CTS Errors FCS Errors Gator Total Repeater Statistics The Gator Total Repeater Statistics window displays the total number of repeater statistics and error breakdowns at the device level for the GatorStar GX-M only. The pie chart to the right of the statistics text boxes allows you to graphically view the statistics. - Page 34 LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics The following fields appear within the Gator Total Repeater Statistics window: Packets Fields Total Packets Error Fields Total Jabbers Total Swops Spurious Interrupts Received Packets Too Long Packets Alignment Errors Received Aborts CRC Errors Overrun Errors CD Lost The total number of packets processed by the device since the last reset.
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Page 35: Index
Alignment Errors 3-4 Board Menus 2-5 Boot Prom revision 2-3 Buffer space 2-13 Cancel button 1-5 Carrier Detect Lost 3-4 CD Lost 3-4 Clear to send 3-2 Collisions 3-2 Color-coded port display 2-2 Command buttons 1-5 Connection Status 2-3 CRC Errors 3-4 Defers 3-2 Delta 3-3 Device 1-4... - Page 36 Index OK button 1-5 Out Packets 3-2 Overrun Errors 3-4 Packets Received 2-13 Packets Transmitted 2-13 Physical Status 2-9 Port display color codes 2-2 Port Menus 2-5 Port type 2-8 Random CTS Errors 3-3 Rate 2-11 Raw Counts 2-10 Readme 1-7 Received Aborts 3-4 Received Packets 3-4 Request to send 3-2...
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