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You start VlanDirector from the CWSI map window. You start CWSI differently depending on whether you are using a Windows NT or a UNIX platform.
To start CWSI on a Windows NT platform, follow these steps:
Step 1 Select Start>Programs>CWSI 2.1>Start CWSI from the Windows NT menu bar.
The CWSI Login window opens (Figure 2-1).
Step 2 Enter your username in the Username field.
Step 3 Enter your password in the Password field.
Step 4 To log into the default ANI server displayed in the ANI server field, click LOGIN. To log into a different ANI server, enter the name of the ANI server in the Server field.
The length of time that the discovery process takes varies depending on your network, but averages from two to seven minutes.
When the discovery process is complete, the CWSI map window opens, displaying the discovered network (Figure 2-2).
The CWSI map window displays the physical state of your network, including switches, routers, and links. When used with VlanDirector, the map displays the VLAN topology in your network, including VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) domains and the current spanning tree configuration. The CWSI map window is a launch point for CWSI applications, and allows you display reports about your network status.
To start VlanDirector from the CWSI map window:
When you launch VlanDirector from the CWSI map window, VlanDirector adds VLAN management and LANE management filters to the CWSI map window. These filters allow you to display additional information about a VLAN (Figure 2-3). Click the plus sign next to the light bulb to display the filters. Click the minus sign to collapse the filters.
When you click a VLAN in the Names window in the VlanDirector window, the CWSI map window is updated to reflect the devices and links that belong to the selected VLAN. The VLAN is displayed in the color you assigned when you created it.
See Chapter 6, "Displaying VLANs on the CWSI Map" for additional information about VLAN management filters in the CWSI map window and Chapter 7, "Displaying LANE Components in the CWSI Map" for additional information about LANE management filters.
The VlanDirector window contains all the menu selections and options you need to create, modify, and delete VLANs (Figure 2-4).
The menu bar contains the commands that enable you to create, modify, and delete VLANs. Other options on the menu bar allow you to display or print VLAN information. See Table 2-1 for a list of menu options and the functions they perform.
| Menu Selection | Option | Function |
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File | Refresh | Refreshes the VlanDirector window |
| Print VLANs | Prints the contents of the VLAN Names window | |
| Close | Exits VlanDirector | |
Edit | Create | Allows you to create a folder or VLAN |
| Delete | Erases the selected folder or VLAN | |
| Modify | Allows you to change VLAN configuration parameters | |
| Configure LECS | Allows you to configure a configuration server | |
| Configure Default ATM | Allows you to configure a default configuration server and LE server | |
| Find | Allows you to locate a folder or VLAN in the Names window | |
Reports | Trunk Detail | Prints a listing of trunks for selected VLANs |
| VLAN Detail | Prints information about selected VLANs | |
| VLAN Membership | Prints a listing of devices and ports belonging to the selected VLANs | |
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Help | Using VlanDirector | Launches the browser and displays Using VlanDirector online |
| Index | Displays an index | |
| CWSI Documentation | Launches the browser and links you to the CWSI documentation on CCO | |
| Using Help | Displays information about how to use the online help | |
| About | Displays copyright information about VlanDirector |
The Names window contains a toolbar for performing tasks, such as organizing and managing VLANs. The Names window also displays the names of existing folders and VLANs discovered in your network.
The toolbar provides buttons so you can perform the following tasks:
Folders contain VLANs that have been created using VlanDirector and existing VLANs discovered in your network. When you create folders, name them according to the types of VLANs in them.
A plus sign next to a folder indicates that the folder contains VLANs. A minus sign next to the folder indicates that the folder does not contain any VLANs or that the contents of the folder are currently being displayed.
A VTP domain or ATM fabric is represented by a folder. A VTP domain is made up of one or more interconnected devices that share the same VTP domain name. An ATM fabric is a group of interconnected switches that were discovered using the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) Neighbor discovery mechanism, starting at the seed address. The ATM fabric folders in VlanDirector contain unresolved ATM VLANs. An ATM VLAN is considered to be unresolved if it has no clients, is a stand-alone ATM VLAN, or it is an ATM VLAN with switches that do not have the proper Management Information Base (MIB) support.
The icon next to the VLAN name indicates the type of VLAN (Figure 2-5).
The colored box next to the VLAN name indicates the color assigned to the VLAN. There are 13 standard colors, or you can create your own custom colors. See "Customizing VLAN Colors" in Chapter 3, "Configuring VLANs."
You can scroll through the list of VLANs using the scroll bar to the right of the list of VLANs.
The Membership window contains a toolbar across the top. The toolbar contains descriptive buttons for performing the following tasks:
When you select a VLAN in the Names window, information about the devices belonging to the VLAN is displayed in the Membership window, as follows:
You can move ports from one VLAN to another by dragging the port from the Membership window to the destination VLAN in the Names window.
The status bar across the bottom of the VlanDirector window displays system messages--for example, the number of domains, fabrics, and VLANs discovered.
You can easily modify VLANs by dragging the icons--for example, select a port or a VLAN icon and drag it to the target. You can drag a single icon or more than one icon simultaneously. For example, when adding a port to a VLAN, you can drag and drop a port from a CiscoView display to the VLAN name in the Names window.
You can drag and drop multiple icons of the same type. To drag and drop more than one icon--for example, multiple ports--take the following steps:
Step 1 While holding down the Shift key, click on the icons to be dragged.
Step 2 Press and hold down the left mouse button (the middle mouse button on UNIX systems) to drag the icon to the target.
When you drag an icon to a valid target, the icon displays a check mark when you have reached a valid target. When you drag an icon over an invalid target, a circle with a slash through it is displayed.
When you drag an item to the recycle can icon in the Names window, make sure that you move the arrowhead of the pointer attached to the upper-left corner of the dragged icon into the recycle bin.
Table 2-2 lists common drag-and-drop tasks.
| Task | Drag From | Drag To |
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Add a port to a VLAN | CiscoView | Target VLAN in the Names window |
| Membership window | Target VLAN in the Names window | |
| CiscoView | Membership window | |
| Add a link to a VLAN | CWSI map or Membership window | Target VLAN in the Names window |
| Merge two VLANs | Names window (VLAN to be merged) | Target VLAN in the Names window |
| Remove a VLAN port | VLAN Ports | Recycle can icon in the Names window |
| Delete a link with a single VLAN | CWSI map or Membership window | Recycle can icon in the Names window |
| Delete a link with more than one VLAN | CWSI map or Membership window | Recycle can icon in the Names window |
The VlanDirector application has an online help system that includes both task-oriented online help and context-sensitive online help on windows and error messages.
After you launch VlanDirector, use the help system to get information about using the VlanDirector interface, navigating within the product, and finding information on a specific topic.
Help is available in the following ways:
| To Do This | Select These Options In the Names Window |
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| Display the online help | Help>Using VlanDirector |
| Search for information | Help>Index... |
| Display the CWSI documentation on CCO | Help>CWSI 2.0 Documentation |
| Version information | IHelp>About VlanDirector |
| Display context-sensitive help on any VlanDirector window | Click the Help button in the window or search within the Help system |
| Display information about error messages | Click Help in the window displaying the error message |
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