User guide

Table 1: Dashboard Details
Name Description and Function
Switch Summary (left-
hand pane)
Contains summary information about the switch, including:
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The switch name, location, system type, MAC address, and boot version.
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Hardware information, such as the number of slots, fan trays, and power
modules in the switch as well as the status of those elements. Click items
in this pane to see more detailed information about the items. For
example, clicking a slot provides you with such slot information as its
state, serial number, and temperature. Refer to Figure 3: Unit Information
Screen on page 11.
This pane remains consistent across all views.
Header Displays information about the current session including:
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The logged in user; the date and time when the user logged in; the switch IP
address; and the current date and time.
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A standard menu bar. Refer to Table 2: Menu Bar Elements on page 9 for
additional details.
This pane remains consistent across all views.
Workspace Displays the information and work area for the different ScreenPlay features. All
features are accessed via the menu bar with any subordinate functions, usually
available through tabs. Each work area is described in sections to follow.
At the top of the pane is a status bar that displays the current activity or condition,
such as or an error message, such as
.
From the device dashboard, you can navigate to any other portion of the interface. The functions
available in ScreenPlay are divided into three major categories:
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Configuration, which covers configuration of ports, VLANs, stacking, SNMP and dynamic ACLs.
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Statistics and Monitoring, which provides you with the capability to generate event logs, monitor
and generate statistics on ports, and perform QoS monitoring.
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Administration, which allows you to perform administrative tasks on user accounts and user
sessions and to issue CLI commands.
ScreenPlay Common Functions
This section describes those ScreenPlay functions that are displayed in all of the main workspaces
(Dashboard, Configuration, Statistics & Monitoring and Administration). These include the following
topics:
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Menu Bar
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Dashboard Switch Summary Icons
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Configuring the Refresh and Timeout and CLI Settings
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Customizing and Capturing the Tables
ScreenPlay Dashboard
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