System information

312 Switched Observer
Switch Dashboard – Switch Management Log Tab
• “Log switch management communication” checkbox—when selected, all
communication with the switch will be displayed in the “Switch Management Log”
window. This is primarily used for debugging.
• “Scroll to the last line” checkbox—allows you to set the focus of the switch
communication log to the last line of the log.
• “Maximum number of log lines” textbox—allows you to set the length of the switch
communication log.
• “Save selected log lines to a file” button—allows you to save the selected log lines to
a file.
• “Switch Management Log” display—allows you to display the switch management
log.
Switch Scripts
Observer supports two types of switch scripts: Telnet and SNMP.
• Telnet scripts control the Telnet interface of your switch to loop through your switch’s
ports.
• SNMP scripts send SNMP commands to your switch to loop through your switch’s
ports and are the preferred scripts for using switched Observer.
Telnet Scripts
Observer Telnet switch scripts are text files with the extension “.scr”. An example switch
script file name might be “HP Switch Script.scr”. Scripts have sections which define
specific parts of the switch initialization and control sequences. Scripts send keystrokes to