VLANDirector Error Messages

Drag selection and release over target...

Drag the selected item until it is on top of the desired destination and release the mouse button.

Destination is the same as source

Drag the selected item to a different location, or enter a different folder name and repeat the command.

Destination must be a folder

Drag the selected item to a folder, or enter a folder name and repeat the command.

You must select the VLAN you want to remove

Select the desired VLAN and repeat the command or action.

Only one VLAN may be selected

Select only one VLAN and repeat the command or action.

Destination must be a VLAN

Drag the selected item to a VLAN, or enter a VLAN name and repeat the command.

You can only merge VLANs of same type

Choose VLANs of the same type and repeat the merge command.

Destination is a subfolder of source

Drag the selected item to a folder that is not contained in the original source, or enter an appropriate folder name and repeat the command.

Please select VLAN Folder or VLAN (non ATM-VLAN)

Select the desired folder or non-ATM VLAN.

Cannot Delete a Domain/Fabric

Select another item to delete and repeat the command.

Cannot Delete an ATM-VLAN Folder

Select another item to delete and repeat the command.

Create dialog is up. First close it

Close the Create dialog box and repeat the command.

Modify dialog is up. First close it

Close the Modify dialog box and repeat the command.

Unable to find the Information about one or More ATM fabric(s). Do you wish to proceed with any one of the following options?

Choose the desired option, or click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Please select VTP Domain or VLAN Folder

Select a VTP domain or a folder containing VLANs and repeat the command or action.

Please select Entries of same type for this operation

The entries you selected are of different types. Select one or more items of the same type and repeat the command.

Please select a row with already existing configuration

The row you selected does not have a configuration. Select a different row and repeat the command.

Can't find X

Contact your system administrator or technical support representative.

Only one domain's members can be shown in Map

Select only one domain and repeat the command.

No default VLAN found

Contact your system administrator or technical support representative.

Error: X is not a properly formed name.

You entered a name for a folder or VLAN that contains an invalid symbol.

Remove the invalid character and reenter the name. The following characters are invalid:

~ ` !@ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = | \ { } [ ]: ; î ë < > ? /

Error: Link X has no connections to VLAN X. Do you want to add it anyway?

You are about to add a link to a VLAN that will not carry traffic for that VLAN because neither of the switches on the end of the link has user ports for that VLAN, nor is either connected to any other switch with user ports on that VLAN.

You can click Yes or Yes to All to add the link. Click No or Cancel to not add the link.

Error: X already a link in VLAN X. Ignored.

You tried to add a link to a VLAN that already included the same link.

Choose a different link.

Error: Do you really want to delete all ports of device X from VLAN X?

You tried to delete a device and consequently all the user ports currently assigned to the selected VLAN. This is a confirmation message only.

Click Yes to confirm or click No to cancel.

Error: Do you really want to delete link X from VLAN X?

You tried to delete a link from the selected VLAN. This is a confirmation message only.

Click Yes to confirm or click No to cancel.

Error: X is not a link in VLAN X. Ignored.

You tried to delete a link from a VLAN but the link does not belong to the selected VLAN.

Select a different VLAN and link.

Error: Port X of X is not currently assigned.

You are trying to delete a port that is not assigned to the selected VLAN. This can happen when dragging ports from CiscoView.

Select a different port or VLAN.

Error: Port X of device X is in VLAN X, not the currently selected VLAN. Not deleted.

You are trying to delete a port that is not a member of the selected VLAN. This happens only if you try to delete a port from CiscoView.

Select a different port or VLAN.

Error: You can not delete links from the default VLAN.

You tried to delete links from the default VLAN. You cannot do this. You can only move them from the default VLAN to another VLAN.

Select a different link or VLAN.

Error: You must select one folder for this operation.

You selected more than one folder while trying to create a VLAN or folder.

Select one, and only one, folder in the Names window.

Error: X is a VLAN. You can only create an object in a folder.

You are trying to create a VLAN within another VLAN. VLANs cannot be nested.

Select a folder into which to place the new VLAN.

System Message: Do you really want to delete VLAN X?

You are trying to delete a VLAN. This message asks for confirmation.

Click Yes to delete the named VLAN, or click Yes to All to delete all selected VLANs.

Click No to cancel deletion of the named VLAN, or click Cancel to cancel this and all subsequent deletions in the operation.

Error: You are not allowed to delete any default VLAN.

You are trying to delete a default VLAN.

Select another VLAN to delete.

Error: You are not allowed to delete the root VLAN.

You are trying to delete the root VLAN. You cannot delete the root VLAN.

Select another VLAN to delete.

Error: VLAN or folder name may not be zero length.

You did not enter a name for the VLAN or folder you are trying to create.

VLAN and folder names must have at least one character.

Error: VLAN or folder name must be a single word.

You entered one or more spaces when creating a VLAN or folder name. This was interpreted as two or more words.

Delete the space or enter a new name.

Error: Folder X already contains an entry called X.

While naming a VLAN or folder, you did one of the following:

Tried to apply the same name to two VLANs or two folders.

Clicked Apply twice to apply the same name to two VLANs or two folders.

Clicked Apply and then OK.

Select a different name.

Error: VLAN name X longer than X characters.

You specified a VLAN name that was too long.

An entire VLAN name, including all its folders and separator characters, cannot exceed 32 characters.

For example, the following VLAN name is too long:

.:Finance:AccountsPayable:San_Francisco_Region

The following is a valid VLAN name:

.:Finance:SanFrancisco

Shorten the name.

System Message: Port X of X already in VLAN X. Should I move it?

This message is provided for verification only.

Click Yes to move the port, or click Yes to All to move all ports.

Click No to cancel the port move, or click No to All to cancel moving this or any subsequent ports and to quit the operation.

Error: Port X of X already in this VLAN.

You dragged a port that is already in the selected VLAN into a VLAN Topology, Device, or Ports window.

Select a different port or VLAN.

Error: You must select exactly one VLAN for this operation.

You dragged a port from CiscoView into the VLAN Topology, Devices, or Ports window but no VLAN was selected in the Names window. VlanDirector does not know where to move the port.

Select one, and only one, VLAN in the Names window. Then drag the desired ports.

Error: More then one VLAN selected. You must select exactly one VLAN for this operation.

You dragged a port or device from a VLAN display to the trash can while more or less than one VLAN is selected in the Names window.

Select one, and only one VLAN in the Names window. Then drag the port.

Error: X is a folder. You must select a VLAN for this operation.

You dragged a port or device or link while a folder was selected. VlanDirector does not know which VLAN to modify.

Select one and only one VLAN. Then drag the port or device.

Error: No VLAN or folder names in the selected tree contain X.

You entered a string in the Find/Replace dialog that does not occur in any of the selected names in the Names window.

Select different names in the Names window or enter a different string.

Error: Drag & drop from unknown device X.

You dragged an object (most likely a port) from CiscoView running on a device that is not included in the current known network or configuration.

Make sure that the device from which you drag an object is included in the current known network or configuration.

Error: Device X is of an unsupported type.

You dragged a port from a device that VlanDirector does not support.

Select a port from a supported device.

Error: You cannot rename the default VLAN.

You specified a find/replace string that found the name of the default VLAN and attempted to rename it. You cannot change the name of the default VLAN.

Abandon the attempt to rename the VLAN.

Error: No VLAN or folder selected for replace.

You clicked Replace when nothing containing the find string was selected. You cannot replace a string except in one selected name that contains the Find string.

Reenter the Find string.

Error: More than one VLAN or folder selected for replace.

You clicked Replace when nothing containing the find string was selected. You cannot replace a string except in one selected name that contains the Find string.

Reenter the Find string.

Error: Renaming X to Y would create a duplicate name.

You specified find and replace strings that attempted to create duplicate names in a folder. You cannot have two folders or VLANs in the same folder with the same name.

Change the replace string.

Error: You cannot rename a VLAN or folder to the empty string.

You used Find/Replace to replace an entire name with an empty string.

Enter a Replace string, and then click Replace.

Error: No devices selected for report.

You tried to display a Switch Detail or Trunk Detail report without having any devices selected. The report you tried to display requires that you have one or more devices selected so that it can determine which devices to provide information about.

Select the devices you want this report to display information about, or choose a different kind of report that does not require any devices to be selected.

Error: Failed to open community file X. Community strings not changed.

When you use the File>Open Network option to display a known network, you can provide the name of a file of SNMP community strings required for the devices in that network.

You supplied the name of a file that cannot be found.

Do one of the following:

Correct the file name, create the file, or make the file available.

Click OK to open the network without changing community strings.

Click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Error: Lock file X not accessible. System failure.

VlanDirector was unable to access a file it needs.

Record the errors, exit from VlanDirector, and contact the system administrator.

Error: Lock file X bad format X. System failure.

VlanDirector was unable to access a file it needs.

Record the errors, exit from VlanDirector, and contact the system administrator.

Error: Unable to verify lock file X on host X.

VlanDirector was unable to access a file it needs.

Record the errors, exit from VlanDirector, and contact the system administrator.

Error: X does not name a folder. Replace fails.

You tried to replace the name of a VLAN or folder in the Names window using the Find/Replace function.

The replacement name you chose includes a colon (:), which is a path separator character, implying that the renamed object should be placed in a folder. This operation works only if all the specified folders already exist.

For example, if you attempt to replace the name vlan0004 with the name Marketing:ferndock (indicating the VLAN named ferndock in the Marketing folder), the folder Marketing should already exist in the root folder for the operation to be successful. If the folder Marketing does not already exist, this error message is displayed.

Do one of the following:

Create the folder that you specified when attempting to replace the name.

Enter the correct replacement name, and reattempt to replace the name.

Error: Device is an unsupported type.

You selected a device in a VlanDirector view. Although VlanDirector discovered and CDP supported this device, it is not a device type that VlanDirector fully supports and, therefore, you cannot display a VlanDirector report about it.

Deselect the device or ignore the message.

Error: Could not allocate VLAN indices for Ethernet and FDDI VLANs.

You have already created 1000 VLANs. VlanDirector does not support more than 1000 VLANs

Remove one or more of the existing VLANs.

Error: VLAN X is already bridged to VLAN Y.

You are attempting to bridge to a VLAN that has already been bridged to.

Choose a different VLAN to bridge to or unbridge VLAN Y.

Error: FDDI VLAN X has SAID Y. It must be Z. Should I change it?

You are bridging an Ethernet to an FDDI VLAN. The FDDI VLAN may interconnect to a Catalyst 1200. If so, the SAID of the FDDI VLAN must be identical to the VLAN Index of the Ethernet VLAN.

Make the VLAN Index of the Ethernet VLAN identical to the SAID number of the target FDDI VLAN.

Error: Program properties changed. Should the changes be saved?

You have changed some operating properties but did not enter Options>Save Program Properties to save the changes for future sessions.

If you wish to have the changes take effect the next time you launch VlanDirector, in the Names window, select Option>Save Program Properties.

Do you really want to move all ports of device X from VLAN Y to VLAN Z?

You are attempting to move all of the ports on Device X that are in VLAN Y to VLAN Z.

Click OK to confirm the move.

Error: VLAN Index X already in use by VLAN Y

When attempting to create a bridged VLAN, you specified a VLAN index that has already been used.

In the VlanDirector Advanced VLAN parameters window, click Compute Defaults to allow the system to specify the VLAN index.

Do you really want to drop device X?

This is a confirmation message.

Error: Port X of X is already disabled. Not deleted.

You attempted to delete a port from a VLAN. The port is disabled, and therefore not in any VLAN.

You are going to disconnect device X in VLAN X.

You are attempting to remove a link from Device X which will disconnect it (and VLAN Y) from the rest of the network.

Click Cancel if you do not want to disconnect the device.

Error: Link X is discrepant for VLAN X and is ignored from your selections. Do you want to continue?

With more than one VLAN selected, you entered Customize>Make Preferred, and for one VLAN, this link is discrepant.

Error: You cannot move root or default VLANs.

You attempted to move the root or one of the default VLANs. You cannot do this.

Error: You cannot merge VLANs of different types.

From the Names window, you attempted to drag a VLAN of one media type to a VLAN of a different media type, for example, Ethernet to FDDI. You cannot do this.

Error: You must select only one device for this operation.

You selected more than one device for the attempted operation.

Select only one device

Error: X is not a properly formed community option string.

You did not include the read-write or read-only community string in the Communities field.

For example, if light is the read-only community string for all devices on the network and day is the read-write community string for all devices on the network, enter the following in the Communities field:

-rd light -wr day.

In this example, light is the read-only community string, and day is the read-write community string.

Do you really want to delete all VLANs in folder X?

You are deleting all VLANs in a selected folder.

Click Yes to confirm, or click Cancel to cancel the deletion operation.

Click Yes to All if you have more than one VLAN selected.

Error: SAID X already exists for VLAN Y.

You specified a SAID which was already used another VLAN.

Specify a different SAID number or select the Compute Defaults button in the VlanDirector Advanced VLAN Parameters window to have VlanDirector assign one for you.

Error: Do you really want to move Folder X to Y?

You are moving folder X to VLAN or folder Y.

Click Yes to confirm the move operation, or click Cancel to cancel the move operation.

Error: You cannot move VLAN X onto itself.

You tried to move a selected VLAN to itself. You cannot do this.

Select a different VLAN to move.

Error: Target X is a child of X.

You tried to move a VLAN or folder. The destination folder already contains the VLAN or folder.

Specify an alternative destination for the moved VLAN or folder.

Do you really want to enable/disable trunking on link X?

You are enabling or disabling a trunk using the link icon menu. This is a confirmation message only.

Error: Database X is not current. If you upgrade, VlanDirector will restart after the upgrade. Do you want to upgrade it?

You are running Version 1.1 of VlanDirector and used a previous version of the product. In order for the previous versionís database to operate with the current version, VlanDirector needs to upgrade the database. The upgrade may take several minutes.

Click OK to begin the upgrade, or click Cancel to cancel the upgrade.

Performing the update. Please wait.

VlanDirector is updating the database. The update may take several minutes.

Error: No VLANs selected for delete.

You attempted to delete a VLAN using the Edit>Delete Selected, but had not selected any VLANs in the Names window.

Select a VLAN first, and then select Edit>Delete Selected, or use the drag and drop function.

No VLANs selected for report.

You tried to display a VLAN report without first selecting a VLAN.

Select a VLAN in the Names window. Then attempt to display the report.

X has no dependents and is not a leaf node. Nothing to report.

You selected a folder name when trying to display a report. You cannot do this.

Select a VLAN name in the Names window. Then attempt to display the report.

You must select one or more folder(s), VLAN(s), device(s), or link(s) to create Quick Report.

You tried to display a report without first selecting a VLAN or VLAN component. You cannot do this.

Select a VLAN or VLAN component. Then display the report.

No data for X report.

You tried to display a report. No information is available for this report.

Do you really want to delete Port X of Device X?

You tried to delete a port from a VLAN. This is a confirmation message.

Error: Not a Valid Drop Target

You have attempted to drop an item on an invalid target.

Make sure that the tip of the arrow attached to the object that you are dragging is directly over the target. For example, if you are dragging a port to a VLAN in the Names window, make sure that the arrow attached to the dragged port icon is directly over the target VLAN name.

Error: Currently Launching CiscoView

You have already launched CiscoView and you are attempting to relaunch CiscoView. Your attempt to relaunch CiscoView will not work until the previous attempt has been completed.

Wait until the first attempt has been completed before you try to relaunch CiscoView.

Error: Attempt to Launch CiscoView Failed

You attempted to launch CiscoView. After three minutes, the attempt was not successful. CiscoView might have displayed a device representation but it is not working correctly with VlanDirector.

Community file X does not exist. Community strings not changed

The file you specified as the community string file does not exist.

Correct the file name, click OK to open the network without changing community strings, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Community file X is not readable by you. Community strings not changed

You do not have the proper permissions to read the file you specified as the community string file.

Correct the file name.

Correct the permissions on the file.

Click OK to open the network without changing community strings, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Failed to open community file X. Community strings not changed

The file you specified as the community string file could not be opened.

Correct the file name.

Click OK to open the network without changing community strings, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

X is not a Community string file. Community strings not changed

The file you specified as the community string file does not contain community string entries in the correct format.

Correct the file name or contents, and click OK to open the network without changing community strings, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

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