User Settings

With this window, you can:

These settings are saved in permanent storage, so they remain in effect in subsequent sessions.

Changing the Visual Switch Manager Polling Interval

The polling interval determines how often the software polls to determine device status and the status of individual ports. This information is used to refresh graphics in the Visual Switch Manager (VSM) window.

To change the polling interval:

  1. Move the slide indicator for Switch Manager Polling Interval to select a new polling interval (in minutes) on the scale.
    The default is 2 minutes.
    A long polling interval reduces the load (number of requests) on the switch, and status is reported less frequently. A short polling interval has the opposite effect. Cisco recommends that you use a short interval only for troubleshooting.
  2. Click OK to put your changes in effect and close the window.
  3. In Netscape, click Reload to reload the page so that the new settings take effect (in Internet Explorer, click Refresh) .

Changing the Link and Switch Graph Polling Interval

The graph polling interval determines how often the software queries the switch to obtain switch and link utilization data. This information is used to update link and switch bandwidth graphs.

To change the link and switch graph polling period:

  1. Move the Graph Polling Interval slide indicator to select a new polling interval (in seconds) on the scale.
    The default is 24 seconds.
    A long polling interval reduces the amount of network traffic but the graphs might display dated information. A short polling interval has the opposite effect.
  2. Click OK to save your changes to nonvolatile memory and close the User Settings window.
  3. In Netscape, click Reload to reload the page so that the new settings take effect (in Internet Explorer, click Refresh) .

Disabling the Splash Screen

When VSM starts, it automatically displays a splash screen that contains information about the browser and utilities that support the application. The splash screen remains displayed for three seconds, then the VSM device web page is launched. If you do not want to view the splash screen at start-up, you can disable it. When the splash screen is disabled, it flashes momentarily before displaying the device web page.

To disable the Splash screen:

  1. In the Splash Screen section of the User Settings window, deselect the Show Splash Screen at Startup checkbox.
  2. Click OK to put your change in effect and close the User Settings window.