Cabletron Systems FDDI User's Guide

RingView for FDDI User’s Guide®

What Is RingView?Introduction RingView for FDDI1-2 User’s Guide Figure 1-1. “Ring of Trees” FDDI Configuration Figure 1-2. FDDI Nodes Arranged in Tok

9031532 E4 Introduction1-3How RingView Works How RingView Works In most cases, RingView operations are initially invoked by AutoDiscovery and are thu

How RingView WorksIntroduction RingView for FDDI1-4 User’s Guide

9031532 E42-1 Chapter 2 The RingView Modeling Process This chapter describes the methodolgy used by the RingView application to determine the topolog

Use of MAC AddressesThe RingView Modeling Process RingView for FDDI2-2 User’s Guide Use of MAC Addresses Whichever mapping method is employed (readin

9031532 E4 The RingView Modeling Process2-3Mapping with Non-Manageable DevicesEditing GenFDDIMac Information concentrator attached to the dual ring,

Mapping with Non-Manageable DevicesEditing GenFDDIMac InformationThe RingView Modeling Process RingView for FDDI2-4 User’s Guide After saving your ed

9031532 E4 The RingView Modeling Process2-5Mapping with Non-Manageable DevicesEditing GenFDDIMac Information Figure 2-2. RingView Sessions with Manu

RingView ModelingThe RingView Modeling Process RingView for FDDI2-6 User’s Guide RingView Modeling Several different model types are used to model t

9031532 E4 The RingView Modeling Process2-7RingView ModelingManaged Application Model TypesFddiMAC Used to model the intelligent connection between an

RingView ModelingManaged Application Model TypesThe RingView Modeling Process RingView for FDDI2-8 User’s GuideNOTERingView-created models of the type

9031532 E43-1Chapter 3The User InterfaceThis chapter explains how to access and operate the dialog boxes that serve as the user interface for the Ring

Accessing RingView ToolsThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-2 User’s GuideFigure 3-1. The FDDI LAN Information View* File View Help?Primary Landscap

9031532 E4 The User Interface3-3The RingView Tools Dialog BoxFigure 3-2. RingView Tools Dialog BoxThe RingView Tools Dialog BoxThe RingView Tools dia

The RingView Tools Dialog BoxDiscovery OptionsThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-4 User’s GuideDiscovery OptionsThe Discovery Options panel at the

9031532 E4 The User Interface3-5The RingView Tools Dialog BoxDisplay SettingsDisplay Mode This button lets you choose between a non-editable RingView

RingView DisplaysThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-6 User’s GuideRingView DisplaysThe following four figures (3-3 through 3-6) show how the same ri

9031532 E4 The User Interface3-7RingView DisplaysFigure 3-3. MAC Entities in Token Order* File View Help?VNM topanga - MH= 0x00400000, MT= 0x10032 , f

RingView DisplaysThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-8 User’s GuideFigure 3-4. MAC Entities in Ring of Trees* File View Help?VNM topanga - MH= 0x00

9031532 E4 The User Interface3-9RingView DisplaysFigure 3-5. Physical Devices in Token Order* File View Help?VNM topanga - MH= 0x00400000, MT= 0x1003

9031532 E4i Notice Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without pri

RingView DisplaysThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-10 User’s GuideFigure 3-6. Physical Devices in Ring of Trees* File View Help?VNM topanga - MH=

9031532 E4 The User Interface3-11RingView AlarmsFigure 3-7. DevTop ViewRingView AlarmsRingView generates yellow alarms for models of the FDDI nodes wh

RingView AlarmsThe User Interface RingView for FDDI3-12 User’s Guideany time a model of a rooted node enters a wrapped state. However, alarms for node

9031532 E41IndexAAlarms 3-11Annotations 3-5Application View 2-7Audience vAutoDiscovery 1-3, 2-1, 3-1, 3-4BBackground Discovery 3-4BdgCSIFDM model type

Index RingView for FDDI2 User’s GuideN (continued)Notice iOOff-Page Reference icons 3-5Organization of document vPPhysical Devices 3-5, 3-9, 3-10Pipe

RingView for FDDIii User’s Guide Restricted Rights Notice (Applicable to licenses to the United States Government only.)1. Use, duplication, or discl

9031532 E4iii Contents Preface Who Should Read This Guide...

RingView for FDDIiv User’s Guide

9031532 E4v Preface This document provides instructions for using RingView for FDDI, a SPECTRUM application that maps, models and graphically displa

Getting HelpPreface RingView for FDDIvi User’s Guide Getting Help For additional support for SPECTRUM products, or to make comments or suggestions re

9031532 E41-1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of RingView functionality and features. What Is RingView? RingView for FDDI (F