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1 Titlepage SPECTRUM Icons Document SPECTRUM Operation

2 Copyright Notice Document Copyright November 2001 Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc., 121 Technology Drive, Durham, NH USA. All rights reserved worldwide. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS (c)(1)(ii) and FAR Liability Disclaimer Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc. ("Aprisma") reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. In all cases, the reader should contact Aprisma to inquire if any changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice. IN NO EVENT SHALL APRISMA, ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, EVEN IF APRISMA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, HAS KNOWN, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Trademark, Service Mark, and Logo Information SPECTRUM, IMT, and the SPECTRUM IMT/VNM logo are registered trademarks of Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc., or its affiliates. APRISMA, APRISMA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, the APRISMA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES logo, MANAGE WHAT MATTERS, DCM, VNM, SpectroGRAPH, SpectroSERVER, Inductive Modeling Technology, Device Communications Manager, SPECTRUM Security Manager, and Virtual Network Machine are unregistered trademarks of Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc., or its affiliates. For a complete list of Aprisma trademarks, service marks, and trade names, go to All referenced trademarks, service marks, and trade names identified in this document, whether registered or unregistered, are the intellectual property of their respective owners. No rights are granted by Aprisma Management Technologies, Inc., to use such marks, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. If you have comments or concerns about trademark or copyright references, please send an to spectrum-docs@aprisma.com; we will do our best to help. SPECTRUM Icons Page 3

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4 Contents Types of Icons 7 What Are Icons?...7 VNM Icon...8 Landscape Icons...9 Topology Icons...9 Location Icons...12 Org-Chart Icons...12 Off-Page Reference Icons...13 Network Segment and Device Icons...14 Icon Double-Click Zones 16 Accessing Subviews Using Double-Click Zones...16 VNM Icon Double-Click Zones...17 Landscape Icon Double-Click Zones...18 Network Group Icon Double-Click Zones...19 Large Device Icon Double-Click Zones...20 Small Device Icon Double-Click Zones...22 End-Point Device Icon Double-Click Zones...23 Segment Icon Double-Click Zones...25 Fanout/Unplaced Icon Double-Click Zones...26 Organization Icon Double-Click Zones...27 Off-Page Reference Icon Double-Click Zones...28 WA_Link Icon Double-Click Zones...29 Icon Labels 31 Icon Label Symbols...31 Dynamic Icon Labels...32 Icon Conditions 34 Icon Condition Indicators...34 Icon Color Zones...34 Condition and Rollup Condition Colors...35 SPECTRUM Icons Page 5

5 Contents Contents Derivation of Maintenance (Brown) Condition Color...36 Derivation of Unknown (Gray) Condition Color...37 Icon Rollup Condition...38 Live Pipes...39 Index 44 SPECTRUM Icons Page 6

6 Types of Icons This section describes the types of icons available in SPECTRUM. What Are Icons? Icons are graphic representations of models in the SPECTRUM modeling catalog. Icons can represent individual devices, groups of devices, geographic locations, users, landscapes, connections, etc. General information about a model, such as the landscape name or model name and model type name, is visible on the icon. Detailed information about a model is found within various icon subviews which are accessed by clicking on icon double-click zones. Pipes are a special type of icon that represent connections (links) between devices. Icons use color to indicate the condition of the devices they represent. When a device changes condition, the icon changes color and flashes to indicate that a change has occurred. Some alarm colors can be set not to flash. Refer to the Defining SPECTRUM Resources documentation for information on changing the iconflashwhengreen resource. The Acknowledge command in the Icon Subviews menu stops the flashing. Live links, like other icons, use color to indicate condition; however, unlike other icons, they do not flash to indicate a change in status. If you are unable to discern colors, a sound script providing an audible indication of an icon s status can be run. A major benefit of icons is that they provide quick access to views. By placing the pointer over an icon and pressing the right mouse button, you can display the Icon Subviews menu. From this menu you can select one of many subviews presenting information about the icon. Alternately, you can use an icon s double-click zones to open subviews directly, without selecting them from a menu. An icon changes its functionality and definition according to the mode SPECTRUM is in. When SPECTRUM is in Navigate mode, an icon SPECTRUM Icons Page 7

7 Types of Icons VNM Icon represents a device, a network group, or a location. When SPECTRUM is in Edit mode, an icon is merely a graphic image that can be manipulated. In Edit mode, normal icon navigation features, such as double-click zones, are not functional. Dynamic icon labels provide a fly-by description of a device or connection icon whenever the mouse pointer is positioned over the icon and not moved for a few seconds. There are many different types of SPECTRUM icons. The icons available depend on the SPECTRUM management modules installed. The following sections discuss the most frequently used SPECTRUM icons. VNM Icon The topology hierarchy contains only one Virtual Network Machine (VNM). An example of the VNM icon is shown in Figure 1. VNM Off-Page Reference icons may appear throughout the lower layers of network groups and subnet work groups. These Off-Page References represent VNM connectivity to individual devices within the network. The VNM icon is normally placed in a topology view above the network group icons that the VNM is modeling. For a more detailed explanation of the SPECTRUM hierarchy, see the SPECTRUM Views documentation. When the available disk space in the drive partition containing SpectroSERVER reaches 90%, the background color of the VNM icon changes to orange. Figure 1: VNM Icon (Topology Views Only) Model Name VNM SPECTRUM Icons Page 8

8 Types of Icons Landscape Icons Landscape Icons Each Landscape icon represents a remote SpectroSERVER to which SpectroGRAPH is connected. Landscape icons can be added anywhere in the three view hierarchies (location, topology, and organization) to provide a link between landscapes. The landscape icon shows a summary of alarm information from the associated SpectroSERVER and allows you to navigate from one landscape to another. The icon also shows the status of the connection to the remote SpectroSERVER by the color of its sticky label. Figure 2 shows an example of a landscape icon. For a more detailed explanation of the SPECTRUM hierarchy, see the SPECTRUM Views documentation. Figure 2: Landscape Icon Model Name Sticky label Landscape Topology Icons The topology level represents your network based on device connections. Topology icons come in various shapes and sizes. Figure 3 on Page 10 illustrates several topology icons. Figure 4 on Page 11 illustrates several network topology icons. Topology icon features vary depending on the icon and on the view in which the icon is located. There are four main types of topology icons: Network Group Icons - represent network groupings such as cable groups, networks, LANs, IP Class A, B, C networks, etc. SPECTRUM Icons Page 9

9 Types of Icons Large Device Icons - represent individual devices such as bridges and multi-slot devices such as hubs. Small Device Icons - represent individual devices. End-Point Device Icons - represent devices such as host computers, workstations, and PCs (Pingable). Figure 3: Typical Topology Icons Network A Large Network Group Icon (Topology View) CSIRptr Large Device Icon (Location Views) FANOUT Fanout/Unplaced Icon (Topology Views) Model Name Segment Type Segment Icon (Topology Views) Model Name Model Type Small Device Icon (Topology Views) Small Network Group Icon (DevTop & Cablewalk Views) End-point Small Device Icon (Topology Views) SPECTRUM Icons Page 10

10 Types of Icons Figure 4: Network Topology Icons FDDI Large Network Group Icon LAN_802_3 Off-Page Reference Icon LAN_802_5 LAN IPClassA IPClassB IPClassC Network WAN WA_Link Topology Icon SPECTRUM Icons Page 11

11 Types of Icons Location Icons Location Icons Location icons are used in Location views to identify a physical locale. Such a locale might be a country, a region, a building, a floor, a room, an equipment rack, or an equipment panel. Location icons are placed on backgrounds called rasters. Background rasters include maps, floor plans, and room interiors. You can create and import your own backgrounds. Since Location views are hierarchical, a location icon indicates a location within which additional layers of detail can be found. The color of the circle at the base of a location container icon indicates the rollup condition of the location model the icon represents. To open a lower level of detail for a location icon, double-click the container icon s flag. A location icon is shown in Figure 5. Figure 5: Location Icon Location Flag portion of icon indicates icon name. Icon Condition status is indicated by the orange color of the flag outline. Icon Rollup Condition status is indicated by the color of the circle at the icon s base. Org-Chart Icons The Org-Chart view has unique icons as shown in Figure 6 on Page 13. Oval Org-Chart icons represent corporate groupings such as departments, divisions, subsidiaries, work groups, and individuals. Square Org-Chart icons represent network device groupings that belong to a particular group or individual within an organization. Square icons are called Org-Owns icons. When a network device is depicted under an Org-Owns icon in an Org-Chart view, the device is represented by a large device icon. SPECTRUM Icons Page 12

12 Types of Icons Off-Page Reference Icons Figure 6: Org-Chart View Icons Model Name Model Type Model Name Model Type Off-Page Reference Icons The Off-Page Reference Icon is a special-purpose topology icon. It represents a device that is directly connected to the current level of view but is modeled in another view. An Off-Page Reference Icon is shown in Figure 7 on Page 14. Below are two situations in which an Off-Page Reference Icon is used: Situation 1 Situation 2 Two subnetworks are connected together via a bridge. If entering the Topology view of either subnetwork, an Off- Page Reference Icon appears representing the bridge. Two subnetworks are connected directly together. If entering the Topology view of either subnetwork, an Off- Page Reference Icon appears representing the other subnetwork. Off-Page Reference Icons are also used in the DevTop view where they indicate devices not yet connected to specific ports of the device being viewed. The views associated with an Off-Page Reference Icon are accessed through the Icon Subviews menu of the View menu. SPECTRUM Icons Page 13

13 Types of Icons Network Segment and Device Icons Figure 7: Typical Off-Page Reference Icon Model Name Network Segment and Device Icons The following icons, shown in Figure 8 on Page 15, are used to graphically represent software conceptual models of a network. These icons allow users to access information on a network device, such as configuration information or network statistics. SPECTRUM Icons Page 14

14 Types of Icons Figure 8: Network Segment and Device Icons Coax_Segment Wa_Segment Coax_Segment Icon Wa_Segment Icon Fanout Icon? PING Physical_Addr Icon Pingable Icon Unplaced Icon Coax_Segment PING Pingable Fanout/ Unplaced Fanout and Unplaced Off-Page Reference Icon SPECTRUM Icons Page 15

15 Icon Double-Click Zones This section describes the icon double-click zones and the subviews they display. Accessing Subviews Using Double-Click Zones VNM, Landscape, Topology, and Org-Chart icons provide zones on which you can double-click the left mouse button to access detailed information in the form of icon subviews. Think of double-click zones as an alternative to selecting subviews through the Icon Subviews menu. The following section describes how to access Icon Subviews using the icon double-click zones. Task Opening Subviews Using Double-Click Zones To access icon subviews using icon double-click zones, do the following: 1. Select an icon. Its border will be highlighted in blue. 2. Double-click the icon zone to access the view you wish to navigate to. For example, selecting a device icon and double-clicking on the Performance view double-click zone displays the Performance view for that device. SPECTRUM Icons Page 16

16 Icon Double-Click Zones Icon double-click zones and their associated views are illustrated in the following figures. Descriptions for each of the double-click zones are provided following the illustrations. VNM Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 9 on Page 18 illustrates the double-click zones for the VNM icon. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 17

17 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 9: VNM Icon Double-Click Zones Physical Memory Utilization General Data CPU Utilization Disk Utilization Performance View Application Provides a view where you can monitor SpectroSERVER performance. SpectroSERVER Control View Provides a list of minimum disk space and trap handling. Model Name Model Name Landscape Local Landscape Icon Provides access to the Alarm View and Events View. Also, allows you to navigate to corresponding views in this landscape. VNM UserEditor Provides access to User and UserGroup Maintenance functions. Landscape Configuration Provides access to Event/ Statistics information and Alarm and Thread information. Landscape Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 10 illustrates the double-click zones for landscape icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 18

18 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 10: Landscape Icon Double-Click Zones Landscape 0x VNM lipton - Alarms * File View Tools Options Landscape Configuration View Enterprise Alarm Manager Provides a graphical view of alarms for the selected landscape. Landscape Configuration View Provides configuration information relating to the landscape and allows you to change landscape names. Relation Hierarchies Accesses the top model in the same relation hierarchy. Current View Topology Location Org Go To Universe World TopOrg Model Name Landscape Landscape 0x VNM lipton - Events * File View Event Options Help Event Log Landscape Information View Provides a special purpose GIB view providing general information related to the landscape. Event Log Provides a listing of events for this landscape. Network Group Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 11 illustrates the double-click zones for network group icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 19

19 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 11: Network Group Icon Double-Click Zones Topology View Accesses the next lower level in the topology hierarchy. Model Name Model Type Performance View Provides performance statistics (i.e., Load Rate, Frame Rate, and Error Rate) related to the Network. Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the Network. Large Device Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 12 illustrates the double-click zones for large device icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 20

20 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 12: Large Device Icon Double-Click Zones Performance View Provides various performance statistics. Device View Provides a physical (Logical, Interface, or Chassis) representation of the network device. Network A CSIRptr Configuration View Provides model and device information including: device name, IP address, location, community name, etc. 1 DevTop View Represents a device in terms of its ports and port connections. Application View Provides application information using the Primary Application Concept which allows a model to support multiple applications. Performance View Provides various performance statistics. Note: For detailed information on the Configuration, Application, DevTop, and Device views, refer to the management module guide for the specific device. For detailed information on other views, refer to the SPECTRUM Views documentation. SPECTRUM Icons Page 21

21 Icon Double-Click Zones Small Device Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 13 illustrates the double-click zones for small device icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. Figure 13: Small Device Icon Double-Click Zones 1 DevTop View Represents a device in terms of its ports and port connections. Configuration View Provides model and device information, including device name, IP address, location, community name, etc. Application View Provides application information using the Primary Application Concept which allows a model to support multiple applications. Performance View Provides various performance statistics. Device View Provides a physical (Logical, Interface, or Chassis) representation of the network device. SPECTRUM Icons Page 22

22 Icon Double-Click Zones End-Point Device Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 14 illustrates the double-click zones for end-point device icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 23

23 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 14: End-point Device Icon Double-Click Zones 1 DevTop View Represents a device in terms of its ports and port connections. Configuration View Provides model and device information, including device name, IP address, location, community name, etc. Application View Provides application information using the Primary Application Concept which allows a model to support multiple applications. Performance View Provides various performance statistics. Device View Provides a physical (Logical, Interface, or Chassis) representation of the network device. Pingable Icon Double-Click Zones Information View Provides general information (model name, network address, condition value, DCM TimeOut, etc.) related to the network. Ping Configuration View Provides model and device information, including device name, IP address, location, community name, etc. SPECTRUM Icons Page 24

24 Icon Double-Click Zones Segment Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 15 illustrates the double-click zones for segment icons. Figure 16 illustrates the double-click zones for Coax-segment and Wa-segment icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a flyby description of the view that is accessed from that zone. Figure 15: Segment Icon Double-Click Zones Cablewalk View Displays the devices connected to a cable segment or a fanout device. The view is available from within a topology hierarchy for a segment or a fanout model. Model Name Segment Type Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the device. SPECTRUM Icons Page 25

25 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 16: Coax_Segment and Wa_Segment Icon Double-Click Zones Cablewalk View Displays the devices connected to a cable segment or a fanout device. The view is available from within a topology hierarchy for a segment or a fanout model. Coax_Segment Wa_Segment Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the device. Fanout/Unplaced Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 17 illustrates the double-click zones for fanout and unplaced icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a flyby description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 26

26 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 17: Fanout/Unplaced Icon Double-Click Zones Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the device. FANOUT (or Unplaced) Cablewalk View Displays the devices connected to a cable segment or a fanout device. The view is available from within a topology hierarchy for a segment or a fanout model. Organization Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 18 illustrates the double-click zones for organization icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. Figure 18: Organization Icon Double-Click Zones Model Name Model Type Organization View Accesses the next lower level Organization View within an organization hierarchy. Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the device. Configuration View Provides model and device information including: device name, IP address, location, community name, etc. SPECTRUM Icons Page 27

27 Icon Double-Click Zones Off-Page Reference Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 19 illustrates the double-click zones for off-page reference icons. Figure 20 illustrates the double-click zones for fanout and unplaced offpage reference icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. Figure 19: Off-Page Reference Icon Double-Click Zones a. Model Name b. c. Off-Page Reference (OPR) Icon Double-Click Zones End-point Device Other Device Network Group OPR Icons OPR Icons OPR Icons a. Configuration View Configuration View Current View Information b. Performance View Performance View Current View Information c. DevTop View DevTop View Topology View or Cablewalk View or not available SPECTRUM Icons Page 28

28 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 20: Fanout and Unplaced Off-Page Reference Icon Double- Click Zones Model Name Configuration View Cablewalk View Provides model and device Displays the devices connected information, including device to a cable segment or a fanout name, IP address, location, device. The view is available community name, etc. from within a topology hierarchy for a segment or a fanout model. Information View Provides general information (i.e., Internal Attributes, Child Count Attributes, Rollup Thresholds, and Significance Levels) related to the device. WA_Link Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 21 illustrates the double-click zones for WA_Link icons. Dragging your mouse over each zone on the icon will display a fly-by description of the view that is accessed from that zone. SPECTRUM Icons Page 29

29 Icon Double-Click Zones Figure 21: WA_Link Icon Double-Click Zones Performance View Provides performance statistics (i.e., Load Rate, Frame Rate, and Error Rate) related to the Network. Topology View Accesses the next lower level in the topology hierarchy. SPECTRUM Icons Page 30

30 Icon Labels This section describes the icon labels that appear on the model types. Icon Label Symbols The icon label identifies the model type the icon represents. Examples of typical icon labels are illustrated in Figure 22. Examples of network icon labels are illustrated in Figure 23. The sticky label (see Figure 2 on Page 9) background color indicates the device condition. The next section discusses the meaning of the various condition colors an icon can display. For information on how SPECTRUM derives condition colors, refer to the Defining SPECTRUM Resources documentation. Figure 22: Typical Icon Label Symbols Bridges Hubs Routers Ping Workstation Pingables PCs Fanout/ Unplaced? Physical_Addr SPECTRUM Icons Page 31

31 Icon Labels Figure 23: Network Icon Label Symbols WAN LAN IPClassA IPClassB IPClassC Network Networks (LAN_802_3) Networks (LAN_802_5) FDDI Networks General Networks Coax_Segment Wa_Segment Dynamic Icon Labels Dynamic icon labels (Figure 24), a short description of an icon or pipe, are displayed in a popup window next to the mouse pointer if certain conditions are met. Icon labels are displayed if zoom is set to less than a certain level and the mouse pointer positioned over an icon is not moved for a certain length of time. Link labels are displayed after a certain length of time regardless of the zoom level. By default, icon labels are displayed if the zoom level is 100% or less and the mouse pointer is not moved for one second. Link labels are displayed if the mouse pointer is not moved for one second. You can disable both icon and link labels and adjust the zoom level at which icon labels are enabled by changing the *iconlabeltimeout and *iconlabelzoomstart resources. Refer to the Defining SPECTRUM Resources documentation for information about how to change these resources. SPECTRUM Icons Page 32

32 Icon Labels Figure 24: Dynamic Icon Labels Universe-15 LAN_802_3 Universe-15 <-> gumby 1 resolved connection Double click zone:link Information Pipe labels contain port and model type information about resolved connections. Refer to Live Pipes in Chapter 4 for more information about pipes, links, and connections. gumby ESXW Universe-15 of type LAN_802_3 Icon labels contain model and model type information. SPECTRUM Icons Page 33

33 Icon Conditions This section describes the color zones that define icon conditions and the live pipes that display the status of a link using a pipe s color. Icon Condition Indicators SPECTRUM informs you of changes in the condition of remote landscapes by displaying colors in two areas on an icon. One area indicates the condition of the connection to the remote landscape. The other area indicates a rollup condition of alarms. The landscape icon color zones used to display colors are shown in Figure 25. Figure 25: Landscape Icon Condition Color Zones Remote Landscape Alarm Summary Color Area The three zones in this area represent alarms of certain types. The top zone is for critical (red) type alarms, the middle zone is for major (orange) type alarms, and the bottom zone is for minor (yellow) type alarms. Model Name Landscape Condition of Connection to Remote Landscape Color Area This area is normally multicolored, however, if connection is lost with the remote landscape identified by Model Name, it turns red. The number in each zone indicates the number of alarms of that type. If there are no alarms associated with a particular type, the zone will be green. Icon Color Zones SPECTRUM also informs you of changes in the condition of network devices by displaying colors in up to two zones on an icon. One color zone SPECTRUM Icons Page 34

34 Icon Conditions Icon Color Zones indicates device or network group condition and the other color zone indicates device or network group rollup condition. The icon color zones are shown in Figure 26. Figure 26: Network Device Condition and Rollup Condition Color Zones Condition Color Zones Location FANOUT Network A CSIRptr Rollup Condition Color Zones Condition and Rollup Condition Colors Condition colors reflect the status of the model represented by the icon. Rollup condition reflects the composite status of models contained within another model, such as a network group model. An icon s Condition is represented by a color. For device and network group icons, the color appears as the background for the icon s label. For location container icons, the color appears in the circle at the icon s base. If devices do not return 100% good condition, rollup condition thresholds determine the rollup condition color displayed by the network group icon. Rollup thresholds are set by the network administrator and covered in detail in the Concepts Guide. SPECTRUM Icons Page 35

35 Icon Conditions Icon Color Zones Table 1 shows the SPECTRUM condition icon colors and the conditions they signify. Table 1: SPECTRUM Icon Severity Colors Color Severity Meaning Blue Initial Initial condition. No contact with device since model was created or since SpectroSERVER was restarted. Green Normal Contact established. Normal operation. Yellow Minor First level of marginal operation. Can also indicate a model may have a duplicate IP address. Orange Major Second level of marginal operation. May indicate a firmware failure or a management problem. Red Critical Contact with device has been lost. Critical status. Gray Suppressed Device cannot be reached due to an unknown error condition or polling has been turned off. Brown Maintenance Port or device model is off-line for maintenance. Derivation of Maintenance (Brown) Condition Color The Maintenance condition (Brown) appears when the device model is in a suspended management or a maintenance mode. The diagnostic icon checks the status of the device it represents and changes color to reflect the device condition. It can be used on any model type that has CONDITION as one of its attributes. As a SPECTRUM convention, these icons bring up the Diagnostic View when a user doubleclicks on them. SPECTRUM Icons Page 36

36 Icon Conditions Icon Color Zones The following is an example of how a diagnostic icon might be defined in an Iib file. (The path name relative to the iibpath should be used with this icon.) Labels/Large/RouterSym.Dia(80,25,GoViewNW( Diagnostic, GENERIC, CsDiagnstc )) Labels/Large/RouterSym.Dia Derivation of Unknown (Gray) Condition Color This section describes how the Unknown condition (gray) could appear in a network group model icon. When SPECTRUM first builds the network model, all icons are blue since no initial contact has been made with devices. Once devices are polled and responses received, icons appear green to indicate good condition. In Figure 27 on Page 38, initial contact is made with hub 4. Subsequently, however, contact is lost with hub 4, so the color condition changes from green to red. Since SPECTRUM cannot contact the PCs below this hub, all of these PCs display a gray condition color signifying an unknown condition. Once SPECTRUM regains contact with the hub, the condition of the PCs will be updated to indicate the actual status of each PC. SPECTRUM Icons Page 37

37 Icon Conditions Figure 27: Icon Rollup Condition Example of Gray (Suppressed) Icon Color Status Yellow Green Orange Green Green Hub 1 Hub 2 Green Red Hub 3 Hub 4 Gray Gray Gray Icon Rollup Condition Rollup condition indicates the composite status of models configured or collected by a parent model. In a Topology view, models whose condition rolls up to a parent model have a collects relation to the parent model. In Location views, models whose condition rolls up to a parent model have a contains relation to the parent model. For example, a network group icon usually represents a collection of device icons. A room location icon usually contains device icons. The rollup condition displayed by a network group icon and a room location icon is determined by the condition of the individual icons collected or contained within the network group or room icon. For device and network icons, the rollup condition color appears in the icon s topology double-click zone. For location icons, the circle at the SPECTRUM Icons Page 38

38 Icon Conditions Live Pipes icon s base indicates rollup condition, providing that the rollup condition is more critical than the icon condition normally indicated in this circle. The rollup condition color displayed by an icon depends on many variables, as well as on how the system administrator sets rollup threshold values. For a detailed discussion on the derivation of rollup condition and colors, refer to the Defining SPECTRUM Resources documentation. Live Pipes Live pipes display the status of a link via a pipe s status color in the topological view. The terms pipe and link are used throughout this discussion. A pipe is a special type of icon that monitors the status of a link. A link is a connection between two devices that has either been resolved to the port level or shows a user defined connection. Note: Resolved connections cannot be erased. Live pipe polling is disabled by default. All individual pipes are gold or silver until polling is enabled. A pipe is enabled by highlighting a pipe and selecting Enable Live Links from the Icon Subviews menu. In the Enable Live Links dialog box, depress the toggle button to indicate that the pipe is live and click OK. Pipes display a combined condition color from the two ports that the link is resolved to. If the pipe is not resolved, the condition status is displayed as initial. The status of the two ports is combined as shown in Table 2. SPECTRUM Icons Page 39

39 Icon Conditions Live Pipes Table 2: Combined Port Condition Pipe Color Port Condition Good Bad Unknown Disabled Unreachable Initial Good GOOD (Green) BAD (Red) GOOD (Green) DIS- ABLED (Brown) GOOD (Green) GOOD (Green) Bad BAD (Red) BAD (Red) BAD (Red) DIS- ABLED (Brown) BAD (Red) BAD (Red) Unknown GOOD (Green) BAD (Red) GOOD (Green) DIS- ABLED (Brown) UNKNOWN (Gray) INITIAL (Blue) Disabled DIS- ABLED (Brown) DIS- ABLED (Brown) DISABLED (Brown) DIS- ABLED (Brown) DISABLED (Brown) DIS- ABLED (Brown) GOOD (Green) BAD (Red) UNKNOWN (Gray) Unreachable DIS- ABLED (Brown) UNKNOWN (Gray) UN- KNOWN (Gray) Initial GOOD (Green) BAD (Red) INITIAL (Blue) DIS- ABLED (Brown) UNKNOWN (Gray) INITIAL (Blue) The pipe color represents the following conditions. Listed in order of increasing severity, the conditions are: Pipe Color brown green blue Port Condition disabled good initial SPECTRUM Icons Page 40

40 Icon Conditions Live Pipes Pipe Color gray red Port Condition unknown bad The order of condition severity is configurable by changing the spectrum resource file. Refer to the Defining SPECTRUM Resources documentation for information about how to modify this file. Pipes that are not yet resolved to a port are displayed as initial. If the pipe represents multiple links, the worst link condition is displayed by the pipe, with severity in the order: red, gray, blue, green, brown. The condition of the links is monitored by the pipe so that port condition changes will be auto-updated. When a pipe is selected, all pipes representing resolved connections are shown as gold and all pipes representing an unresolved connection are shown as silver. Users can then identify immediately if Live Pipes is disabled. Dynamic icon labels display the model information of the link. In addition, if there is more than one link between the two models, the number of connections is displayed. You can double-click the pipe, or select it, then choose Link Information from the Icon Subviews menu, to bring up the Link view (Figure 28). SPECTRUM Icons Page 41

41 Icon Conditions Live Pipes Figure 28: Link Information File SpectroGRAPH: Link Information Universe_6 LAN_802_3 Network A Repeating CSIRpter MRXiRptr Network A 2.2 Repeating 1.26 GenRptrR4Port GenRptrR4Port The two ports that the link is resolved to are displayed with their associated device stack. If the pipe is not resolved to the port level, the stack will start at the lowest point the link is resolved to. The pipe between the two ports displays the condition color of the link. If possible, the type of link is also displayed, based on the model-types of the ports. If a pipe represents redundant links, an intermediate dialog displays the two links, and allows you to select which port-pair you wish to bring the view up against (see Figure 29). SPECTRUM Icons Page 42

42 Icon Conditions Live Pipes Figure 29: Link To Display Select Link To Display dev6: board 1 - dev2: board 1, port 13 dev1: board 4, port 3 - dev2: board 1, port 1 OK Cancel Help The Link view allows standard SPECTRUM view capabilities; however, view and icon zooming are not allowed. When a link between two ports changes its status from good to another condition, an alarm and event are generated against one of the ports in the link. The alarm message will refer the user to an event. The event message will list various information about the link that has the problem. Only the portions of a port, device, or device stack that you have access rights to are displayed in the Link view. Portions not accessible are left empty. SPECTRUM Icons Page 43

43 Index B Background rasters 12 C Coax_Segment and Wa_Segment Icon Double-Click Zones 26 Coax_Segment Icon 15 condition color 35 icon color zones 35 landscape icon 34 rollup 35, 38 unknown 37 D Dynamic icon labels 8, 32 E Enable Live Links 39 enabling pipes 39 End-Point Device Icon Double-Click Zones 23 F Fanout and Unplaced Off-Page Reference Icon Double-Click Zones 29 Fanout/Unplaced Icon Double-Click Zones 26 I icon condition 34 double-click zones 16 general information 7 Location 12 Off-Page Reference 13 Organization 12 subviews, opening 16 Topology 9 visual representations of 10 VNM 8 Icon Color Zones 34 Icon Labels 31 Icon Rollup Condition 38 Icon Subviews Link Information 41 iconlabeltimeout resource 32 iconlabelzoomstart resource 32 Icons defined 7 Core & Toolkit Formats Page 44

44 Index L Landscape Icon Condition Color Zones 34 Landscape Icon Double-Click Zones 18 Landscape Icons 9 Large Device Icon Double-Click Zones 20 link defined 39 Link view 41 Live pipe polling 39 Live Pipes 39 Location Icons 12 N Network Device Condition 35 Network Group Icon Double-Click Zones 19 Network Icon Label Symbols 32 Network Segment and Device Icons 14 O Off-Page Reference Icon Double-Click Zones 28 Off-Page Reference Icons 13 Organization Icon Double-Click Zones 27 Org-Chart Icons 12 Org-Owns icons 12 P pipe defined 39 R rollup condition 38 icon color zones 35 Rollup Condition Color Zones 35 Rollup thresholds 35 S Index Segment Icon Double-Click Zones 25 Small Device Icon Double-Click Zones 22 SPECTRUM 34 T Topology Icon End-Point Device Icons 10 Large Device Icons 10 Network Group Icons 9 Small Device Icons 10 Topology Icons 9 Typical Icon Label Symbols 31 U Unknown condition (gray) 37 V VNM Icon 8 VNM Icon Double-Click Zones 17 W WA_Link Icon Double-Click Zones 29 Core & Toolkit Formats Page 45