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Optivity Switch Manager menu bar

The menu bar provides menus and commands for operating Optivity Switch Manager and for accessing Device Manager, VLAN Manager, MultiLink Trunking Manager, and Multicast Manager. The following table lists the Optivity Switch Manager menus and commands.


Menu Command Shortcut key Description
File
Open
[Ctrl]+O
Opens a topology map.

Save
[Ctrl]+S
Saves a topology map.

Print
[Ctrl]+P
Opens the Print dialog box, where you set print parameters.

Exit
[Ctrl]+Q
Exits Optivity Switch Manager.
Edit
Communities

Edits SNMP communities accessible by Optivity Switch Manager. Refer to Accessing devices within different SNMP communities for more information.

Preferences

Edits network preferences and identifies seed addresses used by Optivity Switch Manager. Refer to Discovering devices on a network for more information.

Clear Map
[Del]
Deletes the current network topology displayed in the contents pane.

Find Device in Map
[Ctrl]+F
Opens the Find Device dialog box, where you set parameters to find a device in the topology map.

Select All

Selects all devices within a supported product family (Passport 1000 Series switches, Passport 8000 Series switches, or BayStack switches).
View
Link Speeds

Displays network link speeds (10 megabyte (M), 100M, 1gigabyte (G) within the network topology. Refer to the status bar for Link Speeds.

Link Duplex

Displays half- and full-duplex links within the discovered network topology.

Link Types

Displays the media type (Ethernet, POS, or ATM) for the links within the discovered network.

MultiLink Trunks

Displays MultiLink Trunks discovered in the network topology.

Show Port Address

Displays IP addresses and port labels for non-supported devices to the topology map.

Error Log

Displays the error log for Optivity Switch Manager. You can save the error log to a text file.
Device1
Telnet

Starts a Telnet session.

Ping

Pings a device to test connectivity.

Device Manager

Launches Device Manager to monitor and configure the selected device.

Properties

Displays the selected device's properties. Refer to Using the Optivity Switch Manager shortcut menu for a description of this feature.

Report

Opens the Report dialog box, which provides you with the device's IP address, name, type, and description.

Dump Topology to Log

Removes the current topology to the log.
Actions
Discover Map

Discovers a network topology map.

Update Topology

Queries the devices in the network for any changes made to their configuration file. If changes are found, Optivity Switch Manager refreshes the topology map.

Layout Map

Rearranges a topology map for better viewing.

Find Unsaved Configurations

Opens the Find Unsaved Configurations dialog box that lists the devices with unsaved changes in their configuration files. The dialog box contains the device's IP address, the time/date when the configuration was last changed, and the time/date when the device's configuration was last saved.
Tools
VLAN Manager
[F2]
Launches VLAN Manager. Refer to Using VLAN Manager for more information on this application.

MultiLink Trunking Manager
[F3]
Launches MultiLink Manager. Refer to Using MultiLink Trunking Manager for more information on this application.

Multicast Manager
[F4]
Launches Multicast Manager. Refer to Using Multicast Manager for more information on this application.
Help
Contents
[F1]
Opens a Web browser application and loads Help files.

Online Support

Opens a Web browser that loads the Nortel Networks Customer Support Web page.

Legend

Displays a graphical representation key of the icons used in the Optivity Switch Manager topology map.

About Optivity Switch Manager

Displays Optivity Switch Manager application information.
1 This menu is accessible only if a device is selected on the network topology displayed in the Optivity Switch Manager Contents pane.



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