Cabletron Systems FRX4000 User Manual

Conventions

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Introduction to SPMA for the FRX4000, FRX6000, and SmartSwitch 1800

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 resized; those windows will 
display the standard window resizing handles employed by your windowing 
system. Resizing a window doesnÕt resize the information in the window; it just 
changes the amount of information that can be displayed (see 

you shrink a window, scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to 
view all the information that is available.

Figure 1-1. Window Conventions

Some windows will also contain a 

 button; selecting this button 

launches a History window (

) which lists all footer messages that have 

been displayed since the window was Þrst invoked. This window can help you 
keep track of management actions you have taken since launching a management 
application.

Use the scroll bars 
provided to choose 
what to display in a 
window that’s been 
resized

Click here to 
display footer 
message history