User guide

Chapter 5 - VMS Services 5-7
ViperView—Monitor and Control
Green is used, as shown in figure 5-9, to show which sites, links, and equipment
which are operating normally. Red, on both the map and for entries in the menu
tree to the left of the map, indicates that there is an alarm condition. Gray indi-
cates that no status multicast (PLDM) being received.
Tip: The red error condition indicator indicates that at least one of the devices
in a site is reporting an alarm condition for a link.
At this point, no details are shown, but you can very quickly expand the display
so you can scan the entire network and determine the condition of each of the
network’s components.
At the main screen level, you have a number of choices to examine and remedy
the error conditions. The tools available are easily reached from the display.
Figure 5-9 ViperView, Subnet Manager
Right-clicking on a point in the network (using either Network Manager or
Subnet Manager) displays a drop-down menu which is specific to the selected
point in the network. From this menu, the operator can perform any of the
actions available on the list and instantly modify the parameters of that network
element.
An example is shown in figure 5-10 for a data unit Modulator.