Navigation Pane

You can use the navigation pane to see what commands are available and to quickly browse through the command hierarchy. A row of buttons at the top of the navigation pane provides a quick method to perform common functions.

Note

Note

For module-based chassis, menu options related to a specific module are activated only after you install and select the required module.

The following table describes the buttons that display at the top of the navigation pane.

Table 1. Navigation pane buttons

Button

Name

Description

Save Config

Save Config

Saves the running configuration.

Refresh Status

Refresh Status

Refreshes the Device Physical View.

Edit

Edit

Edits the selected item in the Device Physical View.

Graph

Graph

Opens the graph options for the selected item in the Device Physical View.

Help Setup Guide

Help Setup Guide

Opens instructions about how to install the Help files and configure EDM to use the Help files.

Help Setup Guide Help Documentation Displays links to the following information:
  • Software Release Notes

  • Documentation collections

  • Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrices

  • Documentation for Extreme optics

  • RESTCONF Reference Documentation

  • The support portal for Software, MIB, Vulnerability/CVE and Field Notices

  • GitHub information for GNS3 images

Expand a folder by selecting the directional arrow next to the folder name. Some folders have sub-folders such as the Edit folder, which has the Port, NTP, and other sub-folders.

Within each folder and sub-folder, there are numerous options, which provide access to tabs. To open an option, select it. The selected tab displays in the menu bar and opens in the content pane. The following table describes the top-level folders in the navigation pane.

Note

Note

Feature support differences affect folder availability. For information about feature support, see Fabric Engine and VOSS Feature Support Matrix.

Table 2. Navigation Pane Folders

Menu

Description

Device

Use the Device menu to refresh and update device information or enable polling.

  • Preference Setting — Enable polling or hot swap detection. Configure the frequency to poll the device.

  • Refresh Status — Use this option to refresh the device view.

  • Rediscover Device — Use this to trigger a rediscovery to update all of the device information.

VRF Context view

Use the VRF Context view to switch to another VRF context when you use the embedded EDM. GlobalRouter is the default view at log in. You can configure both Global Router (GRT) and Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances when you launch a VRF context view. You can open only five tabs for each EDM session.

Edit

Use the Edit menu to view and configure parameters for the chassis hardware or for the currently selected hardware component, including one or more ports. You can also use the Edit menu to perform the following tasks:

  • check and configure ports, including the internal Extreme Integrated Application Hosting ports, on the device

  • change the configuration of many features, including but not limited to, the file system, NTP, OVSDB, BFD, SMTP, Link-state tracking, Endpoint Tracking, VTEP, Mgmt Instance, and SNMPv3

Graph

Use the Graph menu to view and configure EDM statistics and to produce graphs of the chassis or port statistics.

Power Management

Use the Power Management menu to view and configure Energy Saver.

VLAN

Use the VLAN menu to view and configure the following:
  • VLANs
  • Spanning Tree
  • MLT/LACP
  • SMLT
  • SLPP

Fabric

Use the Fabric menu to view and configure the following:
  • IS-IS
  • Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM)
  • ISID
  • Fabric Attach
  • DvR
  • Stats

VRF

Use the VRF menu to view and create VRFs.

IP

Use the IP menu to view and configure IP routing functions for the system, including the following:

  • IP-VPN

  • IP-MVPN

  • IP

  • TCP/UDP

  • OSPF

  • RIP

  • VRRP

  • RSMLT

  • BGP

  • Multicast

  • MSDP

  • IGMP

  • IPFIX

  • PIM

  • SPB-PIM-GW

  • DHCP Relay

  • DHCP Snooping

  • ARP Inspection

  • Source Guard

  • UDP Forwarding

  • IS-IS

  • Policy

  • BFD

IPv6

Use the IPv6 menu to view and configure IPv6 routing functions, including the following:

  • IPv6

  • IPv6 - VPN

  • TCP/UDP

  • Tunnel

  • OSPFv3

  • VRRP

  • BGP+

  • RSMLT

  • DHCP Relay

  • Policy

  • FHS

  • IS-IS

  • IPv6 RIPng

  • IPv6 PIM

  • IPv6 MLD

  • IPv6 Mroute

  • IPv6 BFD

Security

Use the Security menu to view and configure the following:
  • General
  • Certificates
  • Access Policies
  • RADIUS
  • RADIUS CoA
  • SSH
  • IPSec
  • TACACS+
  • IKE
  • EAPoL
  • Advanced Filters such as ACE and ACLs

QOS

Use the QOS menu to view and configure the following:
  • Mapping Tables
  • Port QoS Config
  • CoS Queue Stats
  • Queue Profile

Serviceability

Use the Serviceability menu to run diagnostics, and to enable, configure, or view the following:

  • RMON

  • Sflow

  • Application Telemetry

  • RESTCONF

  • Virtual Service

  • ExtremeCloud IQ Agent