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NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide
37 Chapter 3 EMS Main Window
3.2 Device Icon Colors
The colors of the device icons (in the Device List Panel) indicate the status of the represented
devices stored in the database. To update the device status, double-click on a device icon. The
following table describes the colors used.
3.3 System Message Panel Alarm Status
The colors of the alarm icons (in the System Message Panel) indicate the real-time status of
the current selected device. The following table describes the alarm states used.
Table 8 EMS Main Screen Overview
ELEMENT FUNCTION
1 Menu Shortcut Bar Use these buttons to execute common commands quickly. Hold the
cursor over an icon to see a tool tip.
2 Device List Panel View devices in a tree structure. The colors of the device icons indicate
the time status of the represented devices.
3 Alarm Severity Icons These icons indicate the presence of any alarm/event logs. Click on an
active icon to view the Event Log screen.
4 Device Panel This is a graphical device display. Double-click on a switch to display the
EMS GUI management window for the switch.
5 System Message Panel View the alarm status
a
and port status of the selected switch.
a. Not available on all models at the time of writing.
Table 9 Device Icon Colors
COLOR DESCRIPTION
Green The device is working and is responding to polling.
Red There is no response from the device or the device is not turned on.
Table 10 System Message Panel Alarm Status
PANEL ALARMS ALARM OFF ALARM ON
ALARM When this icon is gray out, the
device fan, temperature or
voltage alarm is off.
The fan, temperature and
voltage alarms are all on. A
serious hardware problem
exists.
FAN When this icon is gray out, the
device fans are functioning
properly.
One or more of the device
fans has a problem.