SwitchKit Tray Icons

Description

When running SwitchKit on Windows NT as a service, tray icons give a visual indication of the LLC and SwitchManager status within the icon tray bar.

LLC Icons

The icon for the LLC shows an "LLC" at the bottom. The "LLC" icon is complemented with one of the following:

• a green A above the LLC indicates the LLC on this machine is the primary LLC.

• a yellow S above the LLC indicates the LLC on this machine is the redundant LLC.

• a red I above the LLC indicates the LLC on this machine is initializing.

SwitchManager Icons

The icon for the SwitchManager shows an "SM" at the top. The "SM" icon is complemented with one of the following:

• a transparent bar under the SM indicates that SwitchManager is idle.

• a yellow bar under the SM indicates that SwitchManager on this machine is the redundant SwitchManager.

• a red bar under the SM indicates that SwitchManager is currently handling a message.

• a red ! over the SM indicates that SwitchManager is unable to talk to the LLC.

Viewing SwitchKit log files

You can view log files using the default file viewer (Notepad) or with different viewer. To override the default file viewer, set the environment variable SK_VIEW_SPEC or add VIEW_SPEC to the defaults file. Use the full path to the viewer. The "%s" MUST be enclosed in quotes(") so that file paths with spaces works.

LLC Logs

To open the messages.log file double-click the LLC icon. If you right-click the LLC icon, the following options are presented:

• View messages.log

• View messages.log with Notepad

• View maintenance.log

• View maintenance.log with Notepad

SwitchManager Logs

To open the alarm.log file double-click on the SM icon. If you right-click the SM icon, the following options are presented:

• View alarm.log

• View alarm.log with Notepad