1 • ForeSight 6100 EMS overview
ForeSight 6100 EMS User Guide
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Introduction
Introduction
Patton’s ForeSight 6100 Element Management System enables users and network operators to control and
monitor up to 200 elements (also called
nodes
) through the use of a user-friendly graphical user interface
(GUI). The ForeSight 6100 uses a tree-oriented hierarchical display of nested containers which can be easily
navigated to access different managed devices. After navigating though the nested containers to find a desired
node, a user can drill down and access the device’s internal configuration system and manage it there.
For example,
figure 1
shows a campus network comprising a Patton Model 3095 DACS, a ForeFront DSL
access system (fully loaded with 3096RC blades), and a Model 1001R rack system connected to a PC run-
ning the ForeSight 6100 EMS.
Figure 1. Sample network