Installing and Using Device Manager

Selecting objects

The device view contains the following types of objects:

• The entire chassis
• A card (module) or multiple cards
• A port or multiple ports
• A power supply
• A fan
• An MDA
• A management port
• A serial port

To select a single object, click the edge of the object. The object is outlined in yellow, indicating that it is selected. Subsequent activities in Device Manager refer to the selected object.

To select multiple objects of the same type (such as ports or modules), use one of the following actions:

• For a block of contiguous ports or modules, drag to select the group of objects.

or

• For multiple ports or modules anywhere in the switch chassis, [Ctrl]-click the objects anywhere in the device view.

The general rule for selecting multiple physical objects (fans, power supplies, MDAs, modules, ports, etc.) is that the selected objects must belong to the same category/family or have some kind of parent/child relationship. For example, when a 10/100TX port is the base of all ports, and a 10/100TX port is selected first, then all other port can also be selected.

However, if a different type of port is selected first, for example a Gig port on a Passport 8632TXE module, and then you attempt to select a port under a different category, for example an 8672ATM port or a 8683POS port, etc., Device Manager will not allow you to select that port. To work around this issue in the example provided, you would first select the 10/100TX port (the most common basic port), and then select other type of ports (for example, a Gig port).

• Interpreting the status of LEDs and ports
• Using shortcut menus
• Using the status bar