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Enterasys Networks 2000 User Manual

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Viewing Chassis Information

2-3

The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

Magenta

indicates that the SmartSwitch 2000 is in a temporary stand-by mode

while it responds to a physical change in the hub; note that board and port
menus are inactive during this stand-by state.

Blue

indicates an unknown contact status – polling has not yet been

established with the SmartSwitch 2000.

Red

indicates the SmartSwitch 2000 is not responding to device polls (device

is off line, or device polling has failed across the network for some other
reason).

UpTime

The amount of time, in a X days hh:mm:ss format, that the SmartSwitch 2000 has
been running since the last start-up.

Port Status

If management for your device supports a variable port display (detailed in

Port

Status Displays

, on

page 2-10

), this field will show the display currently in effect.

If only a single port display is available — or if the default view is in effect — this
field will state Default.

MAC

The physical layer address assigned to the interface through which NetSight
Element Manager is communicating. MAC addresses are hard-coded in the
device, and are not configurable.

Boot Prom

The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the SmartSwitch 2000.

Firmware

The revision of device firmware stored in the SmartSwitch 2000’s FLASH PROMs.

Time

The current time, in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, set in the SmartSwitch 2000’s
internal clock.

Date

The current date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the SmartSwitch 2000’s
internal clock.

NOTE

You can set the date and time by using the Edit Device Date and Edit Device Time
options on the Device menu; see

Setting the Device Date and Time

, on

page 2-70

, for

details. NetSight Element Manager displays and allows you to set all dates with
four-digit year values.