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Monitoring and Managing the Director
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Unblock All Ports—Choose this option to display the Unblock All Ports dialog
box. Click Yes to unblock all ports on the selected card or No to cancel.
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Diagnostics—Choose this option to display the Port Diagnostics dialog box. Use
this dialog box to run internal loopback and external loopback tests on any port or
all ports on the port card.
Port Menu
Double-click on a port on the Port Card View to display the a menu of options for a
port. Refer to “
Port Menu
” on
page 2–21
for details on displaying and using the port
menu.
CTP Card Menu
Right-click the CTP card in the Hardware View to display a menu with the following
options:
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FRU Properties—Choose this option to display a FRU Properties dialog box for
the CTP card.
Figure 2–3
is an example for the power supply module. The FRU
Properties dialog box includes the FRU name, position (slot number in the
backplane), state (active, backup, or failed), part number, serial number, and speed
capability.
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Beaconing—Choose this option to add a check mark to the check box and enable
beaconing for the CTP card. This causes the amber LED on the card to flash to
help you locate it in the unit.
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Switchover—Choose this option to display the Switchover CTP dialog box, as
shown in
Figure 2–9
. Click Switchover to switch operation from the active card
to the backup card. When switchover occurs, the green LED illuminates on the
backup CTP card to indicate that it is now the active card.
NOTE: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature.
Figure 2–9: Switchover CTP dialog box
If you click the Enable Beaconing check box to add a check mark, the amber
LED beacons (blinks) on the card that was the active card before switchover.
