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Interaction Modes
Note Guide mode is not available if your switch access level is read-only. For more information about the
read-only access mode, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page 4-30.
Expert Mode
Expert mode is for users who prefer to display all the parameter fields of a feature in a single CMS
window. Information about the parameter fields is available by clicking the Help button.
Wizards
Wizards simplify some configuration tasks on the switch. Similar to the guide mode, wizards provide a
step-by-step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Unlike guide mode, a wizard does
not prompt you to provide information for all of the feature options. Instead, it prompts you to provide
minimal information and then uses the default settings of the remaining options to set up default
configurations.
Wizards are not available for all features. A menu-bar option that has wizard means that selecting that
option launches the wizard for that feature.
Note Wizards are not available if your switch access level is read-only. For more information about the
read-only access mode, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page 4-30.
Tool Tips
CMS displays a popup message when you move your mouse over these devices:
• A yellow device icon in the cluster tree or in Topology view—A popup displays a fault message,
such as that the RPS is faulty or that the switch is unavailable because you are in read-only mode.
• A red device icon in the cluster tree or in Topology view—A popup displays a message that the
switch is down.
If you move your mouse over a table column heading, a popup displays the full heading.
Online Help
CMS provides comprehensive online help to assist you in understanding and performing configuration
and monitoring tasks from the CMS windows, as shown in Figure 4-10. Online help includes these
features:
• Feature help, available from the menu bar by selecting Help > Contents, provides background
information and concepts on the features.
• Dialog-specific help, available from Help on the CMS windows, provides procedures for performing
tasks.
• Index of help topics.
• Glossary of terms used in the online help.