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Changing the Vision Client Default Behavior
All users can change their Vision client defaults. The defaults apply only to the client machines—that 
is, the machine from which you launch the Vision client. You can change:
What is displayed when you start the Vision client
Audio alerts and sounds
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Drilling Down into an NE’s Physical and Logical 
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The following topics describe how to view a device’s physical and logical inventory using the Vision 
client:
Drilling Down into the Properties of a Network Element, page 8-2
Viewing Single- and Multi-Chassis Devices, Clusters, Satellites and Their Redundancy Settings, 
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Drilling Down into the Properties of a Network Element
From a map, double-click an NE to open its inventory window. Figure 8-1 provides an example.
Figure 8-1 Inventory Window 
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Figure 8-2 shows the basic properties window for an NE. To display the basic properties, open the 
inventory window and select the NE at the very top of the navigation area.
Figure 8-2 NE Basic Properties Window
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Figure 8-3 Device View Pane
TipYou can display or hide the ticket and events pane by clicking the arrows displayed below the device 
view panel.
Viewing Single- and Multi-Chassis Devices, Clusters, Satellites 
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If any items in the chassis inventory are black, it means the item was physically removed. You can verify 
this by checking the item status which should display Out. The other properties of the removed item 
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Active/Standby Failover—This type of configuration is available either on single or multiple context 
mode. In this configuration, only one of the units is active while the other one is in standby mode. 
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Figure 8-6 Multiple Chassis in a Cluster
To view the cluster IRLs:
Step 1Double-click the cluster device to open the Inventory window. 
Step 2In the device’s Logical Inventory, choose Cluster IRL. A list of cluster IRLs is displayed showing the 
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Figure 8-7 shows an example of a satellite ring topology.
Figure 8-7 Satellite Ring Topology
Figure 8-8 shows an example of a hub and spoke topology.
Figure 8-8 Hub and Spoke Topology
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