Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 User Manual

Monitoring Hub Performance

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Using the EMM-E6 Hub View

You can open a Port Status window for any port on any manageable module 
installed in the hub. To open the Port Status window:

1.

Click button 3 in the Port Index or Port Status box to display the Port menu.

2.

Drag down to Status and release.

Figure 2-10. EMM-E6 Port Status Window

Note that the window title includes the module and port number in parentheses; 
the rest of the window contains the following fields:

This text field can help identify the port; the information entered here is not 
displayed anywhere else in the Hub View.

To edit the Name:

1.

Highlight the text in the Name box and type in a new name.

2.

Press Enter or Return on the keyboard to save your change.

The port’s Link Status tells you whether or not the port has a valid connection to 
the node at the other end of the cable segment. The possible Link conditions are:

•

— The port has a valid connection with the device at the other end of 

the port’s cable.

•

— The device at the other end of the cable is turned off, there is a 

break in the cable, or there is no device or cable connected.