Enterasys SmartSwitch 6000, User Manual

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The Device View
2-104 Managing the Module
To edit the device date:
1. Click on Device on the Device View menu bar to access the Device menu.
Click on Edit Device Date.
2. The Device Date change window, Figure 2-38 , will appear.
Figure 2-38. The Device Date Window
3. Enter the new date in a mm/dd/yyyy format, either by highlighting the field you
wish to change and using the up and down arrow buttons, or by simply
entering the new value in the appropriate field.
4. Click on the OK button to save your changes, or on the Cancel button to exit
without changes.
Enabling and Disabling Ports
When you disable bridging at a port interface, you disconnect that port’s network from the
bridge entirely. The port does not forward any packets, nor does it participate in Spanning
Tree operations. Nodes connected to the network can still communicate with each other,
but they can’t communicate with the bridge or with other networks connected to the
bridge. When you enable bridging for the interface, the port moves from the Disabled state
through the Listening and Learning states to the Forwarding state; bridge port state color
codes will change accordingly.
To enable or disable bridging for an individual interface:
NOTE
In accordance with Year 2000 compliance requirements, NetSight Element Manager now
displays and allows you to set all dates with four-digit year values.
NOTE
You cannot disable a backplane interface from the Device Logical View — since the
backplane interfaces do not appear in the port stack. You must use the Device BackPlane
Config View to disable the interfaces to the 6C105/6C107 backplane.