Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM, User Manual

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Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
1-4 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide
• Chapter 6, Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View , provides detailed
instructions for configuring and managing the 7C0x SmartSwitch’s traditional
bridging capabilities, including monitoring bridge operation, using the special
and filtering data bases, and setting forwarding thresholds and notification
options. You can access the Bridge View from the icon menu, the Hub View, or
the command line.
• Appendix A, 7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Components , lists the IETF MIBs
supported by the 7C0x SmartSwitch, and describes their arrangement in a
series of MIB components. A description of the objects controlled by each
component is also included.
What’s NOT in the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide . . .
The following standard SPMA tools are available through the 7C0x SmartSwitch
module and are explained in the
SPECTRUM Portable Management Application
Tools Guide :
• Charts, Graphs, and Meters
• Community Names
• Global Find MAC Address
• MIB I, II
• MIBTree
• Path
• Telnet
• TFTP Download
• Trap Table
• UPS
Charts, Graphs, and Meters are accessible from the Hub View and the command
line; the Global MAC Address tool is accessible from the Hub View, the platform
console window Tools menu, and the command line; the MIBTree application is
available from the platform console window Tools menu, the Stand-alone
Launcher applications menu, or the command line; and the rest of the tool
applications (except Telnet) are available from the icon menu, the Hub View, or
the command line. (The Telnet application is available only from the icon menu or
the command line.)
Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the
icon menus within your management platform are included in your
Installing
and Using SPECTRUM for ... guide. If you are using SPMA for the 7C0x
SmartSwitch in stand-alone mode — that is, without benefit of a specific network