User`s guide

The MicroMMAC-T Chassis View
2-8 Viewing Chassis Information
The Help Menu
The H
elp Menu has three selections:
• M
IBS Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window. See The
Chassis Manager Window, page 2-12.
• C
hassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information
specifically related to using the Chassis Manager and Chassis View windows.
• A
bout Chassis Manager..., which displays version information for the Chassis
Manager application in use.
The Module Menus
Module menus for each module in the MicroMMAC-T controlled stack displayed
in the Chassis View window provide the following selections:
• Status..., which updates you on the condition of a selected module. See
Viewing Module Status,page 2-20, for details.
• Module Type..., which brings up a window containing a description of the
selected module; see Viewing Hardware Types,page 2-12.
• Enable/Disable Station Ports, which allow you to enable or disable all station
ports on the selected module; see Enabling and Disabling Ports, page 2-31.
• Enable/Disable Ring Ports, which allow you to enable or disable all ring ports
on the selected module. These selections will only appear in the Module menu
for modules which have ring-in/out ports. See Enabling and Disabling Ports,
page 2-31, for details.
• Enable/Disable Link Traps, which allow you to enable or disable link traps for
all ports on the selected board. See Enabling and Disabling Link
Tr ap s,page 2-29.
• Set Board to Automode, which allows you to quickly configure a module in
the MicroMMAC-T controlled stack to operate according to its default settings.
See Setting Token Ring Boards to Automode, page 2-30, for details.
The Port Menus
The Port menu selections vary according to the port’s status. The menu for station
ports with an inserted station includes the following selections:
• Statistics..., which brings up the Station Statistics window showing
performance and error statistics for the selected port. See Chapter 3,
Token Ring Statistics, for details.
• Timer Statistics..., which invokes the Station Timer Statistics window. See
Chapter 3 for details.
• Alarm Limits..., which launches the station-level alarms window; see
Chapter 4, Token Ring Alarms, for alarm configuration information.
• Performance Graph..., which brings up the Station Port Performance Graph.
See Chapter 3 for details.