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Fault detection, Fault detection -8 – HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches User Manual

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Accessing Hub Features
Configuring Your Device

If the device you selected is not manageable by browser, you can only manage
it from the HP TopTools Management Workstation. To obtain generic SNMP
information about non-HP devices, select

Properties from the Actions button

menu. To establish a telnet session to this device (if the device supports
telnet), select

Telnet from the Actions button menu.

Figure 12-6. Hub Device View

You can enable and disable individual ports (click on the port to select it), or
click on the

Select All Ports button to enable or disable all the ports of a device

in one step.

Click on the link “

meaning behind the port icons” above the Device View to view

the port indicator legend.

Fault Detection

The automatic fault detection feature protects your network from failing
because of problems such as network loops, defective cables, transceivers
and faulty network interface cards. The Fault Detection page lets you set the
sensitivity and actions that occur when a fault is detected on a port in your
network. For hubs, you can set the sensitivity for logging network problems
and disabling ports. The sensitivity settings are:

High Sensitivity:

The device will act when a network problem of any severity

occurs. Network problems are automatically detected and entered into the
Alert Log.