Cabletron Systems CSX400 - Manual (Page 23)

Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window 3-3
CSX Bridge View
The community name you use to start the Bridge application must have at least
Read
access; for full management functionality, you should use a community
name that provides Read/Write or Superuser access. For more information on
community names, consult the appropriate Installing and Using SPECTRUM
for...
guide, and/or the Community Names chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.
The Bridge TrafÞc View is the heart of the Bridge application. The Þrst window to
appear when you start the Bridge application, it contains a status display of the
deviceÕs bridge ports and contains the buttons and menus that provide access to
all bridge monitoring and management functions.
Navigating Through the Bridge Traffic View
Within the Bridge TrafÞc View, you can click mouse buttons in different areas of
the window to initiate management tasks. The following diagram shows you how
to display the Bridge TrafÞc View Device and Port menus.
NOTES
The spmarun script invoked Þrst in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Bridge TrafÞcView.
If there is a hostname mapped to your CSXÕs IP address, you can use in place
of to launch the Bridge View. Please note, however, that the hostname is not
the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or SPMA;
you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
The community name you use to start the Bridge application must have at least Read
access; for full management functionality, you should use a community name that
provides Read/Write or Superuser access. For more information on community names,
consult the appropriate Installing and Using SPECTRUM for... guide, and/or the
Community Names
chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.