Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 User Manual

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View

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Using the Hub View

Figure 2-4. EMM-E6 Ports

Each media interface module, or MIM, installed in the EMM-E6-controlled hub 
will be displayed in the hub view; use the mouse as indicated in the illustration 
below to access Network, Module, and Port menus and functions.

Click mouse button 3 on the 
Module Type box to access the 
EMM-E6 menu; drag right to select 
Logical, which displays the 
EMM-E6 bridge ports with their 
logical names (A, B, C, D, E, and 
F); or Interface Number, which 
displays the port names 
numerically (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).

Bridge Port State
Displays the current bridging state 
for channels A, B, C, and D: 
Learning (yellow; the port is 
monitoring network traffic, learning 
network addresses); Listening 
(yellow; the port is monitoring 
BPDU traffic on the network while 
preparing to move to the 
Forwarding state); Forwarding 
(green); Blocking (red); or DIS 
(blue; port status is OFF).

BRIM Ports
BRIM ports E and F will 
display status colors (green 
for ON, blue for OFF) for any 
installed BRIM modules, 
along with the BRIM type 
(FDDI, WAN, etc.).

Bridge Port Status
Displays the current 
administrative status of 
bridge ports A, B, C, and D: 
ON (green) or OFF (blue). 
This display will always be 
the same regardless of the 
Port Display Form selected 
for MIM ports. Click mouse 
button 1 to toggle the ports 
ON or OFF.

AUI Redundancy
If you have configured and 
enabled a redundant circuit 
for the front panel Channel D 
ports, their current 
redundancy status — Active 
or Inactive — will be 
displayed. If no redundant 
circuit has been enabled for 
these ports, the boxes will 
remain uncolored and DIS 
(disabled) will be displayed. 
Note that these boxes only 
display the ports’ 
redundancy status, not their 
link or admin status.