Cabletron Systems CSX400 - Manual (Page 10)

Introduction to SPMA for the CSX200 and CSX400
1-4 Conventions
Note that this application must be purchased separately, and is documented in its
own
UserÕs Guide .
Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the
icon menus within your management platform are included in your
Installing
and Using SPECTRUM for... guide. If you are using SPMA for the CSX in
stand-alone mode Ñ that is, without beneÞt of a speciÞc network management
system Ñ instructions for starting each application from the command line are
included (as appropriate) in each chapter of this guide and the
SPMA Tools
Guide .
Conventions
SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications Ñ including the CSX200 and
CSX400 module Ñ can work with a number of different network management
systems running on several different operating systems and graphical user
interfaces. This versatility presents two documentation problems: Þrst, there is no
standard terminology; and second, the appearance of the windows will differ
based on the graphical interface in use. For the sake of consistency, the following
conventions will be followed throughout this and other SPMA guides.
Screen Displays
SPMA runs under a variety of different operating systems and graphical user
interfaces. To maintain a consistent presentation, screen displays in this and other
SPMA guides show an OSF/Motif environment. If youÕre used to a different GUI,
donÕt worry; the differences are minor. Buttons, boxes, borders, and menus
displayed on your screen may look a bit different from what you see in the guide,
but theyÕre organized and labelled the same, located in the same places, and
perform the same functions in all screen environments.
Some windows within SPMA applications can be re-sized; those windows will
display the standard window resizing handles employed by your windowing
system. Re-sizing a window doesnÕt re-size the information in the window; it just
changes the amount of information that can be displayed (see
Figure 1-1 ). When
you shrink a window, scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to
view all the information that is available.
NOTE
If you are using SPMA in a stand-alone mode or in conjunction with the SunNet
Manager or Solstice Enterprise Manager platforms, the RMON option will be available
for all CSX400 devices whether or not you have purchased the RMON application
module. If you are using SPMA in conjunction with HP Network Node Manager or IBM
NetView AIX, however, the RMON option will only appear when the module has been
purchased and installed. RMON is not supported on the CSX200 series.