Asante Technologies 1016-IQ manual

IntraSpection ™ Personality Module AsantéHub 1016-IQ User’ s Manual Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 1.800.662.9686 www .asante.com October 1997 Part Number 06-00395-00 Rev . A[...]

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Page iii T able of Contents About This Manual ...................................................................... v Chapter Contents .....................................................................................v Document Conventions ..........................................................................vi Audience ....................[...]

Page iv Setting Community Strings............................................................. 4-3 Configuring Network Access Parameters ......................................4-5 Configuring Device Identification Information..............................4-6 Updating the Device Page .............................................................. 4-7 [...]

Page v About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection P er sonality Module f or the f ol- lowing device: ❏ The AsantéHub 1016-IQ intelligent Ethernet hub Chapter Contents This manual is divided into the follo wing chapter s: ❏ Chapter 1, “Introduction, ” describes IntraSpection P er- sonality Modules and the system requirements[...]

About This Manual Page vi Document Conventions This manual uses the follo wing conventions to convey instructions and information: ❏ Commands and key words are in boldface font. ∆ Note: Noteworth y information, whic h contains helpful suggestions or r ef erences to other sections in the manual, is in this format. ▲ Important: Significant inf[...]

Page 1-1 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A P er sonality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows f or e xpanded management of an SNMP (Simple Netw or k Manage- ment Protocol) device by specifically addressing the device’ s propri- etar y information (the “Private MIB”). Management capabilities are a[...]

Introduction Page 1-2 Management Options The AsantéHub 1016-IQ P er sonality Module supports the following management options: See Chapter 5 “Menus” f or a complete descr iption of each manag ement option. ❏ Device identification ❏ General device inf or- mation ❏ Module information ❏ P or t configuration ❏ SNMP agent information ?[...]

IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection v er sion 1.01 or greater ❏ PC with 80486 or faster micropr ocessor ❏ 48MB RAM ❏ 100MB free disk space ❏ Windo ws NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (rec- ommended) ❏ W eb server that supports Common Gateway Interf ace (CGI) 1.1 (such as Netscape F[...]

Page 2-1 2 Installation Installing a Personality Module This chapter e xplains how to install the AsantéHub 1016-IQ P ersonality Module. ▲ Important: The P er sonality Module is installed in the computer that contains the IntraSpection Application Ser ver . Befor e installing the Personality Module, make sure that IntraSpection (w ebsuite.exe) i[...]

Installation Page 2-2 The “Software License Agreement” windo w appear s. Review the agreement car efully . 7 Click Ye s to accept the a gr eement and continue with the installation. T o decline the agreement and e xit the installation, click No . The “IntraSpection P ersonality Module Read Me” win- dow appears. Revie w the information caref[...]

Installing a Personality Module Page 2-3 The serial number is located on the inside cover of this User’ s Manual. ▲ Important: The serial number is case-sensitive; enter it e xactly as shown. 13 Click OK . The “IntraSpection Module Installation” windo w appears. ▲ Important: This window should be pointing to the director y that contains t[...]

Page 3-1 3 Accessing the Device This chapter e xplains how to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection via its P er sonality Module’ s Device Page . The Device P ag e provides access to the P ersonality Module’ s management options. Accessing the Device Page T o access the Device P a g e for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, you must first cre- ate[...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-2 ❏ T ype the lowest (beginning) IP addr ess on your networ k in the Low IP Addr ess field. ❏ T ype the highest (last) IP address on your netw or k in the Hi IP Address field. ❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map. 5 Click Apply . IntraSpection builds a map of your netw ork. The map con- s[...]

Device Page Components Page 3-3 Device Page Components A P er sonality Module’ s Device Pag e consists of several components, including device inf or mation, a front-panel image, and management menu items. See Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Device P a ge components (management menu items) Device Information (device description and IP address) Front Panel[...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-4 Front Panel Image The interactiv e front panel ima g e contains the following components (as illustrated in F igure 3-3): ❏ Device — the entire AsantéHub 1016-IQ. ❏ Group — one of two groups within the device (see Figure 3-3). ❏ Port — each port on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ; click once on a port to select it [...]

Selecting the Device for Management Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The AsantéHub 1016-IQ can be managed at differ ent levels; that is, at the device, group, or port level. For e xample, if the device is selected and you select the Graph menu, statistics for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ ar e displayed. If a port is selected and you select G[...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-6 Menu Components The menus on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Device P a g e provide access to the different manag ement options supported by the Personality Module. T ables Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable directly on-scr een from y our W eb browser while others contain informa- tion that is read[...]

Page 4-1 4 Management This chapter e xplains how to perform some basic management func- tions with the AsantéHub 1016-IQ P er sonality Module. Performing Basic Management Functions ▲ Important: The tasks outlined in this chapter require access to the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s Device P a g e. See Chapter 3, “ Accessing the Device, ” for instruc[...]

Management Page 4-2 Management T ask Page # Partitioning a port page 4-12 Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ page 4-13 Enabling authentication traps page 4-15 Managing trap receivers page 4-16 Setting alarms page 4-18 Viewing node summary information page 4-21 Setting port security page 4-23 Viewing statistics page 4-25[...]

Performing Basic Management Functions Page 4-3 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access r ights for r eading and wr iting SNMP data objects for a device. The community strings (read and write) for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ are manually set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ via its console port. In order to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ with I[...]

Management Page 4-4 Figure 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manager P age 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration T able appears, similar to F igure 4-3. Figure 4-3 Map Configuration T able 4 Enter the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s IP address in the IP Address field. 5 Enter the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s read community string in the Read field. 6 En[...]

Performing Basic Management Functions Page 4-5 Configuring Network Access Parameters T o configure and/or manage an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ needs to be properly configur ed with network access parame- ters. These parameters are initially configured in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ via the its console port; ho wever , some can be mod[...]

Management Page 4-6 Configuring Device Identification Information T o help with hub identification, you can add certain details to the AsantéHub 1016-IQ; such as, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s name, location, and contact information. T o configure device identification inf or mation: 1 Click Identify . The Device Identification T able appear s[...]

Performing Basic Management Functions Page 4-7 Updating the Device Page The files for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ P ersonality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Ser ver’ s database. Occasionally , these files should be updated from the Device P age to ensure that you ar e viewing the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s latest information. T[...]

Management Page 4-8 Viewing General Device Information General device inf or mation includes items such as the AsantéHub 1016- IQ’ s version and revision numbers, chassis type, backplane type, and backplane revision number . T o view g eneral device information: 1 Click Device . The Device Information T able appear s, similar to Figure 4-6. Figu[...]

Performing a Software Upgrade Page 4-9 Performing a Software Upgrade If you hav e a TFTP ser ver on y our network, you can upgr ade an AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s software via Intr aSpection. T o upgrade an AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s software via a TFTP ser ver: 1 Click SWUpgrade . The Software Upg rade T able appears, similar to Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7 So[...]

Management Page 4-10 Enabling/Disabling Ports The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be used to isolate devices possibl y causing problems on the network or to prevent unauthorized use of a port or station. T o enable or disable a port: 1 Click Ports . Y ou do not need to select any particular port on the front-panel ima[...]

Enabling/Disabling Ports Page 4-11 3 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 4 Open the Admin State drop-down menu and select enable (to enable the port) or disable (to disable the port). 5 Click Apply . The port’ s state is modified. Click Refresh to view updated inf or mation.[...]

Management Page 4-12 Partitioning a Port P or t partitioning is an operation that is done automatically by the AsantéHub 1016-IQ in certain circumstances to stop transmission on a port, if the port is ena bled f or automatic par titioning. T o enable or disable automatic partitioning: 1 Select the port to be par titioned by clicking on it once on [...]

Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Page 4-13 Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ If you c hanged the IP address, subnet mask, and/or default gatewa y information, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ needs to be reset. T o perform a reset: 1 Click Reset . The Device Reset T able appear s, similar to Figure 4-9. Figure 4-10 Device Reset T able ∆ Note: If you selecte[...]

Management Page 4-14 No matter which g roup is selected, the Board Reset T able will alwa ys display Group: 2 , which ref er s to “repeater reset. ” ∆ Note : Group 1 within the device cannot be reset. For more inf ormation on group numbering, see page 3-4. 2 Open the Action drop-down menu and select reset . 3 Click Apply . The AsantéHub 1016[...]

Enabling Authentication Traps Page 4-15 Enabling Authentication T raps The T rap Authentication f eature enables an AsantéHub 1016-IQ to g ener- ate authentication traps. Authentication tr aps are generated when a net- wor k management station with an inv alid community string attempts to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. T o enable T rap A uthentica[...]

Management Page 4-16 Managing T rap Receivers The T rap Receivers menu allows you to determine which management stations on your netw ork can receive tr aps from the AsantéHub 1016- IQ. This section describes how to add and delete a trap receiv er’ s entr y . T o add a trap receiv er entr y: 1 Click T rapReceivers . The T rap Receiver T a ble ap[...]

Managing Trap Receivers Page 4-17 6 Click Apply . The entr y for the manag ement station is added and appears in the ta ble. If it does not appear , click Refresh . Deleting a T rap Receiver Entry T o delete a trap receiv er entr y: 1 Click once on the row containing the entry to be deleted. 2 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 3 Open t[...]

Management Page 4-18 Setting Alarms Alarm thresholds can help you locate problems or f aults on the net- work . When you set a threshold f or an activity on an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, you instruct the AsantéHub 1016-IQ to take a specific action when a value falls abov e or below the set threshold. This section e xplains how to set, delete, and modify[...]

Setting Alarms Page 4-19 T able 4-1 Alarm Threshold fields Field Description Action Index Displays the number of the alarm entry . This field is read-only; it cannot be edited. Status The status of the alarm entry . Select valid to add an alarm or invalid to delete the alarm. T arget Domain The portion of the device for which the alarm is to be s[...]

Management Page 4-20 Deleting an Alarm T o delete an alarm: 1 Select the alarm entr y to be deleted b y clicking once on its row in the Alar m Threshold T able. 2 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select invalid . 4 Click Apply . The alarm entr y is deleted. Click Refresh to view updated information[...]

Viewing Node Summary Information Page 4-21 Viewing Node Summary Information The Node Summar y menu provides IP mapping inf or mation (a summar y of node activity) for the device. T o view node summar y information: 1 Click Node Summary . The Node Summar y T a ble appears, similar to Figure 4-15. Figure 4-15 Node Summar y T able Each node address r [...]

Management Page 4-22 ❏ The default setting is -1 (this v alue prevents the table from updating; the value “4,294,967,295” appears in the field). ❏ A value of 0 never deletes the entries in the table. ∆ Note: The information display ed in the Node Summar y T a ble is read-onl y . For a description of each field, see “Node Summar y” o[...]

Setting Port Security Page 4-23 Setting Port Security The P ort Security menu allows you to restrict access to ports by specify- ing the physical addr esses that are author ized to connect to the ports. If an unspecified physical addr ess attempts to connect to a restr icted port, an action (such as automatic partitioning of the port, sending of a[...]

Management Page 4-24 3 Enter the number of the group f or which port security information is to be set in the Group field. ∆ Note: If you are setting port security on one of the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’ s 16 ports, type 2 as the Group number . 4 Enter the number of the port for which port security information is to be set in the Port field. 5 Open[...]

Viewing Statistics Page 4-25 Viewing Statistics Statistics for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ can be vie wed at the device, group, or port level in two differ ent formats: table or graph. Statistics col- lected include runts, alignment er rors, late collisions, shor t events, good frames, and bad frames. T able Statistics 1 Select a port or group f or which[...]

Management Page 4-26 ❏ Avg — (average) the av erage number of occur- rences since opening or resetting the scr een. ❏ T otal — the total number of occur rences since opening or resetting the screen. 4 Click Reset to reset the counters to zero.[...]

Viewing Statistics Page 4-27 Graph Statistics 1 Select a port or group f or which statistics are to be gath- ered by clicking on it once. T o view statistics for the device, do not select any item on the front-panel image. 2 Click Graph . The Graph Statistics page appears f or the selected por t, group, or device, similar to Figure 4-19. Figure 4-1[...]

Management Page 4-28 ❏ Peak per Second — the larg est number of occur- rences since opening or resetting the scr een. 6 Click Reset to reset the counters to zero.[...]

Page 5-1 5 Menus This chapter describes each manag ement menu on the AsantéHub 1016- IQ P er sonality Modules’ Device Page. The table below provides a brief description of each menu; the sections that follo w explain each menu in detail. Table 5-1 Device Page Menu Descriptions Menu Description Configuration T itle for the submenus listed below [...]

Menus Page 5-2 Menu Description Control T itle for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be selected. See “Control” on page 5-12. Reset Allows you to reset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. See “Reset” on page 5-12. Partition Allows you to partition a port. See “Partition” on page 5-13. Threshold Allows you to set alarm thresholds for th[...]

Identify Page 5-3 Configuration This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected. Identify This menu provides read-onl y and configurable identification informa- tion for the device. T able 5-2 describes each field in the Identify menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this m[...]

Menus Page 5-4 Device This menu provides read-onl y , gener al information on the device. T able 5-3 describes each field in the Device menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing General Device Inf or mation” on pa ge 4-8. Table 5-3 Device Menu Field Description V ersion Number Read-only field; displays the current ver[...]

Modules Page 5-5 Modules This menu provides read-onl y information on each gr oup within the device. The AsantéHub 1016-IQ consists of two g roups. See “Front P anel Imag e’ on page 3-4 f or more information on the two g roups. T able 5-4 describes each field in the Modules menu. Table 5-4 Modules Menu Field Description Group Read-only field[...]

Menus Page 5-6 Ports This menu provides read-onl y and configurable information f or each port on the device. T able 5-5 describes each field in the P or ts menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Enabling/ Disabling P or ts” on pa ge 4-10 and “Partitioning a Port” on page 4-12. Table 5-5 Ports Menu Field Description Gro[...]

Ports Page 5-7 Field Description Jabber Status Read-only field; displays the status of the Jabber Detec- tor . Note: A Jabber Detector is a device that helps prevent a node from transmitting constantly; for example, if the node is malfunctioning. ❏ on — jabber detector is on. ❏ off — jabber detector is off. Jabber State Configurable fiel[...]

Menus Page 5-8 Agent This menu provides read-onl y and configurable information on the device’ s SNMP agent. T able 5-6 describes each field in the Agent menu. Table 5-6 Agent Menu Field Description SWV ersion Major Read-only field; displays the major software version num- ber of the device. SWV ersion Minor Read-only field; displays the mino[...]

Network Page 5-9 Network This menu provides configurab le network access inf or mation for the device. This information is needed to access the device across the net- wor k (in-band mana gement). T able 5-7 describes each field in the Networ k menu. ▲ Important : If you chang e the IP addr ess , subnet mask , or default gateway , the AsantéHub[...]

Menus Page 5-10 SWUpgrade This menu provides read-onl y and configurable software upg rade and boot method information (the parameters used for downloading a ne w version of software) f or the device. T able 5-8 describes each field in the SWUpgrade menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Per- forming a Software Upg rade” on[...]

SWUpgrade Page 5-11 Field Description Remote Boot Protocol Configurable field; determines the remote boot protocol used to load the device’ s software. ❏ bootpTftp — sets the device to request an IP address from a BootP server and to load the soft- ware from a TFTP server . ❏ tftpOnly — sets the device to only load the soft- ware across[...]

Menus Page 5-12 Control This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected. Reset This menu allows you to r eset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. T able 4-9 describes each field in the Reset menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ” on pa [...]

Partition Page 5-13 Partition This menu allows you to configur e a por t for automatic partitioning. T able 5-10 describes each field in the P ar tition menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “P artitioning a P or t” on pa ge 4-12. Table 5-10 Partition Menu Field Description Group Number Read-only field; displays the number[...]

Menus Page 5-14 Threshold This menu displays the current alarms that are set and allows alarms to be added or modified. Alarms can help you locate problems or f aults on the network. When you set an alarm threshold f or an activity on a hub, you instruct the hub to take a specific action when the value falls abov e or below the set threshold. T a[...]

Threshold Page 5-15 Field Description TPort (target port) Configurable field; determines the port number for which the alarm is being set. Important: This field only needs to be edited if the T ar- get Domain is set to port. T arget Subject Configurable field; determines the counter to be polled. ❏ readableframes — the total number of good[...]

Menus Page 5-16 Field Description Startup Event Configurable field; determines when the alarm is to be triggered. ❏ rising — alarm is triggered when the event rate rises above the threshold. ❏ falling — alarm is triggered when the event rate falls below the threshold. ❏ rising and falling — alarm is triggered when the event rate rises[...]

Threshold Page 5-17 Field Description Owner String Configurable field; displays the name of the person who defined the entry (eight-byte octect).[...]

Menus Page 5-18 Node Summary This menu provides IP mapping inf or mation (a summar y of node activ- ity) on the device. T able 5-12 describes each field in the Node Summar y menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Node Summar y Information” on pa ge 4-21. Table 5-12 Node Summary Menu Field Description NodeAgingT imer[...]

Table Page 5-19 V alidate This menu updates the P ersonality Module’ s Device P a ge with the latest information stored in the IntraSpection Application Ser ver database. For instructions on using this menu, see “Updating the Device P a ge” on page 4-7. Statistics This menu is not a management option; it is a title to the sub-menus listed bel[...]

Menus Page 5-20 Field Description ❏ FCS Errors — the number of frames that failed Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). ❏ Datarate Mismatch — the number of errors where the incoming data rate is not within the tolerance level of 10Mhz (+ or - 0.01%). ❏ Short Events — the number of data bursts, where data is less than 10 bytes in length. ❏ Co[...]

Graph Page 5-21 Graph This menu provides real-time statistical inf ormation, in a graph f or mat, on the device, a selected group, or a selected port. T able 5-14 describes each field in the Graph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Statistics” on pa g e 4-25. Table 5-14 Graph Menu Field Description Seconds Drop-[...]

Menus Page 5-22 Security This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected. Port Security This menu allows you to contr ol access to the device’ s por ts by specify- ing the physical addr esses that are allowed to connect to the ports. If an unauthorized physical address attempts t[...]

Port Security Page 5-23 Field Description Violation Action Configurable field; determines the action to occur if the physical address does not match the Allowed Address. ❏ partitionport — partitions the target port. ❏ sendtrap — sends a trap to the receiving sta- tion. ❏ partitionportANDsendtrap — partitions the tar - get port and sen[...]

Menus Page 5-24 T rap Receivers This menu allows you to determine the networ k mana g ement stations that will receive tr aps from the device. T able 5-16 describes each field in the T rap Receivers menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Managing T rap Receivers” on page 4-16. Table 5-16 Trap Receivers Menu Field Description[...]

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Index-i Index Numerics 1016-IQ. See AsantéHub 1016-IQ A about this manual v add button 3-6 agent menu, description 5-8 reset, description 5-12 alarm thresholds. See alarms alarms adding 4-18 configuring 4-18 deleting 4-20 detected value 5-16 last measurement made 5-16 modifying 4-20 owner string 5-17 polling interval 5-16 responses 5-16 sample int[...]

Index-ii community strings configuring 4-3 trap receiver 5-24 unauthorized, description of 5-8 configurable information 3-6 configuration menu, description 5-3 tasks, overview 4-1 contact information configuring 4-6 viewing 5-3 control menu , description 5-12 count-per-second display 5-21 D database management system 1-3 datarate mismatch 5-20 defa[...]

Index-iii hub (device) reset 5-12 selecting 3-5 I icons, device 3-2 identification information, configuring 4-6 identify menu, description 5-3 image front panel 3-4 load mode configuring 4-9 description 5-10 in-band parameters, configuring 4-5 installation 2-1 IntraSpection Application Server 2-3 select database window 2-3 serial number, entering 2[...]

Index-iv management (continued) table menu 5-19 statistics 5-19 tasks, overview 4-1 threshold menu 5-14 trap receivers menu 5-24 validate menu 5-19 manual audience vi chapter contents v document conventions vi overview v map manager page 4-4 of the network, creating 3-1 mapping, IP. See node summary mau jabber lockups 5-20 menus buttons 3-6 compone[...]

Index-v personality module (continued) installing 2-1 menus, overview 5-1 overview 1-1 using 3-1 physical address 5-3 polarity state 5-7 status 5-7 port admin state 5-7 auto partitioning, description 5-6 defined 3-4 enabling/disabling 4-10 jabber state 5-7 status 5-7 link status 5-6 partitioning 4-12 restricting access to 4-23 security menu, descri[...]

Index-vi statistics graph format description 5-21 viewing 4-27 menu, description 5-19 objects, description 5-19 table format description 5-19 viewing 4-25 status LEDs, viewing 3-4 subnet mask and changing 5-9 configuring 4-5 description 5-9 swupgrade (software upgrade) menu, description 5-10 symbols, device 3-2 system requirements 1-3 T table menu [...]