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Modeling the FDM
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Device Topology Views
FDM DevTop View
FDM DevTop View
The FDM DevTop View allows you to logically connect other devices to the
Ethernet or FDDI bridging interfaces on the FDM and view statistics on the
the FDM’s connection to the FDDI network. The FDM model type software
also “connects” a concentrator icon to the FDM’s FDDI bridging interface, and
places it in the FDM DevTop View. Figure 2-4 provides an example of an FDM
DevTop View.
Off-Page Reference Panel
The Off-Page Reference Panel, in the top left section of the FDM DevTop View,
displays icons representing network devices connected to the FDM. These
triangular-shaped icons must be logically connected to a port in the Port
Connections Panel for SPECTRUM to correctly monitor and manage the
connected device. To logically connect an Off-Page Reference Icon to an FDM
port, follow these steps:
1.
Select Edit from the File menu.
2.
Click on the Off-Page Reference Icon.
3.
Drag the Off-Page Reference Icon onto a port in the Port Connections
Panel at the bottom of the DevTop View (the triangular-shaped device icon
changes to a rectangular icon).
4.
Select Save & Close from the File menu.
Simplified Device View Panel
The Simplified Device View Panel, in the top center of the FDM DevTop View,
contains a picture of the MMAC-FNB chassis with an installed FDM. Clicking
on an image of a module installed in the chassis allows the selected module’s
port information to be gathered in the DevTop View Port Connections Panel.
Device Icon Panel
The Device Icon Panel, in the top right section of the FDM DevTop View,
displays the Location View Icon for the FDM. This icon provides the same
double-click functions and visual status presentations as the FDM Location
View Icon.