Extreme Networks EPICenter 6.0, Reference Manual

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EPICenter Reference Guide
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Contents
Preface......................................................................................................................................... 15
Introduction .............................................................................................................................15
Terminology........................................................................................................................15
Conventions..............................................................................................................................16
Related Publications .................................................................................................................16
Part 1: EPICenter Basic Features
Chapter 1: EPICenter Overview....................................................................................................... 21
Introduction .............................................................................................................................21
Summary of Features.................................................................................................................21
Extreme Networks Device Support ..............................................................................................23
Third-Party Device Support ........................................................................................................23
Chapter 2: Getting Started with EPICenter ....................................................................................... 25
The EPICenter Home Page .........................................................................................................25
The Distributed Server Summary...........................................................................................27
The “About EPICenter” Page ................................................................................................28
Navigating EPICenter Applications ..............................................................................................29
The Navigation Toolbar ........................................................................................................29
The Main Feature Frame ............................................................................................................31
EPICenter Menus ................................................................................................................32
The Component Tree ...........................................................................................................34
The Status/Detail Information Panel......................................................................................35
Feature Function Buttons.....................................................................................................37
EPICenter Dialog Boxes .......................................................................................................37
Right-Click Pop-Up Menus .........................................................................................................38
The External App Sub-Menu.................................................................................................39
The Device Sub-Menu..........................................................................................................39
The Technical Support Sub-Menu .........................................................................................40
The Macros Sub-Menu .........................................................................................................41
The Properties Command .....................................................................................................42
Printing from EPICenter.............................................................................................................42
Help on Help ............................................................................................................................42
Chapter 3: The Inventory Manager.................................................................................................. 45
Overview of the EPICenter Device Inventory .................................................................................45
Device Groups.....................................................................................................................45
Inventory Manager Functions......................................................................................................46
Inventory Manager Function Buttons .....................................................................................46
The Inventory Menu.............................................................................................................46
Pop-Up Menus ....................................................................................................................47
Displaying the Network Device Inventory .....................................................................................48