User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 3-13
Navigating the EPICenter Applications
•Inventoryruns the Inventory Manager, where you can discover devices on your
network, and set up device groups and port groups so you can manage network
elements in sets rather than individually.
•Alarmruns the Alarm Manager, where you can view and browse alarms that have
occurredonyournetworkdevices, as well as definealarmsandtheactionsthatshould
occur when an alarm happens. This button also indicates that a new alarm has been
received by displaying its label in red text instead of black text.
•Configruns the Configuration Manager, where you can upload and download switch
configuration files, and download ExtremeWare software to your switches.
•Telnetruns an interactive Telnet application where you can create and run
command-line macros on multiple devices in one operation. You can also establish
telnet sessions with individual switches, both Extreme Networks and third-party
devices.
•Groupruns the Grouping applet.
•FindIP/MACruns the IP/MAC Address Finder applet, where you can search for the
ports associated with one or more MAC or IP addresses, or identify the IP or MAC
addresses connected to a set of ports.
•EViewruns the ExtremeView applet, where you can view status and statistics about
your managed devices, and do Extreme device configuration through Extreme
Networks’ interactive web-based device interface, ExtremeView Vista.
•RTStatsrunsthe RealTimestatisticsapplet,thatprovidesgraphsofvariousdeviceand
port statistics. This applet is not available in scalability mode.
• Topology runs the Topology applet, which gives you a hierarchical, logical map-based
view of your network topology. This applet is not available in scalability mode.
•VLANruns the VLAN Manager, where you can set up and manage VLANs.
•ESRPruns the ESRP Manager, which lets your view the status of your ESRP-enabled
switches and VLANs.
•Adminruns the Administration module, where a user with Administrator access can
administer EPICenter user accounts and the RADIUS server. Other users can change
their own password using this applet.
•Reportsruns the Dynamic Reports module, where you can run a number of
pre-defined HTML-based reports from data in EPICenter’s inventory database. You
can also define your own reports.
• Logoff ends your session and returns you to the Login display.