Enterasys Networks 700 manual

MultiSwitc h 700 User’ s Guide[...]

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iii Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Using the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User ’s Guide ................. ................. ........... ..... 1-4 Related Manuals........................ ........... ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... ........... 1-6 Softwar e Conventions ........ ............ ........... ........... ..[...]

Contents iv Configuring Standar d Etherne t and FDDI Ports.............. ........... ........... .. 2-30 Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports on First Generation Modules ............. 2-32 Setting the Desir ed Operation al Mode ....................... ........... ........... .. 2-35 Configuring Ethernet Por ts on Second Gener ation Mod ules.............[...]

v Contents Selecting a Port Stat us V i ew ................. ................. ...................... ......... 2-84 Port Status Color Codes........................ ...................... ...... ...... .............. 2-86 Managing the D evice............... ............................ ...................... .......................... 2-87 Enabling[...]

Contents vi Chapter 6 A TM Configu ration Accessing the A TM Connections W indow ..................... ...................... ..................... 6-1 Configuring Connectio ns ................ ............................ ....................... ........... ............... 6-4 Adding a New Con n ection ............ ...................... .........[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction About the MultiSw itch 700 ; how to use thi s guide; related g uides; software conv ention s; getting hel p W el c om e to the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User ’s Guide . W e have designed this guide to serve as a r eference for using NetSight Element Man ager for the MultiSwitch 70 0 product, which encompasses the DLM 6C-[...]

Introductio n 1-2 •T h e DLE32-MA an d DLE33-MA m odules each provide 24 fixed 10Base-T switch ports (via RJ45 for the DLE32-MA and RJ21 for the DLE33-M A) and one slot for an optional modular interf ace that can link the chassis to an FDDI, A TM, W AN, or Gigabit Ethernet backbone. Each m odular interface pr ovides frame translation between A TM[...]

1-3 Introductio n - The DELHG-UA and DELHL-UA ar e Gigabit Ethernet modular interfaces, each of w hich pr ovide a single Gigabit Ethernet connection that fully conforms to th e IEEE P802.3 z (D3.1) Draf t Standard. The DELHG-UA prov ides a single 1000Base-SX (short-wave) multimode fiber optic SC interface, a llowing for link distances of up to 50 0[...]

Introductio n 1-4 Using the MultiS witch 700 Modules User’ s G uide • Support for re du ndant, load-sha ring power supplies to provid e fault tol era nce. • Diagnostic LEDs fo r quick visual diagnosi s of interface an d device performance; a si ngle r emovable fan tray; a 19" footprint for ease of installation in rack mo unts; and front [...]

Rela ted Man uals 1-5 Introductio n monitoring the module’s system resources, finding a s ource addr ess on the module, establishing module-level port priorities, setting up broadcast suppression on the d evi ce, and configuring the module’s fron t panel COM port and any attach ed Uninterruptable Po wer Supply (UPS ). Also described in this cha[...]

Introductio n 1-6 Soft war e Con ven tions Remote Moni toring (RM ON) User ’ s Gui de Alarm and Event H andling User ’ s Gu ide For more information about the capabilit ies of the MultiS witch 700, consult the appropri ate hardwa re docume nta tion. Software Con ventions NetSight Element Manage r’s device user interf ace contains a numbe r of[...]

Software Conventions 1-7 Introductio n Device Name Displays the user-defin ed nam e of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group win dow; see the Generic SNMP User ’s Guide for details. IP Address Displays the device’s IP (Internet Pr otocol) Address. This will be one of tw o addresses: • The Network IP address assig ned[...]

Introductio n 1-8 Soft war e Con ven tions Figure 1 -2. Mouse Buttons For man y mouse operat ions, this document a ssumes th at the left ( primary) m ouse button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not include instructions abo ut w hich mouse button to use. However , in in stances in which rig ht (secondary) mous e b u[...]

Getting H elp 1-9 Introductio n Using Bu ttons The Cancel bu tton that appears at the bottom of most win dows allow s you to exit a window and term inate any unsaved changes you have made. Y o u may also have to use this button to close a window after you ha ve made any necessary changes and set them by clicking on an OK , Set , or Apply button. An[...]

Introductio n 1-10 Getting Help Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Eleme nt Manager can be accessed via a menu o ption available fr om the primary window menu bar: He lp —> Online Documents . If you chose to install the documentation when you installed NetSight Element Manager, this option wi[...]

Getting H elp 1-11 Introductio n N O TE For the hi gh e s t f i rmwa r e ve r sions succe s sf u lly t e st ed with NetS i gh t El e ment M a nag e r 2.2.1, r e fer to th e R ead m e file av ailable f r om the NetSigh t Eleme n t Ma n ager 2.2.1 p r ogram g r o u p. If you hav e an ea r lier v e r s io n of firmwa r e a n d e xp e r ie n ce p r o b[...]

Introductio n 1-12 Getting Help[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 The MultiSwitch 700 De vice View Informatio n displayed in the Device View window; the logical Device View; the Ch assis M anager window; hub manage men t function s The MultiSwitch 700 Device V iew window is the main scree n that im mediately informs you o f the current configuration of your chassis via a g raphical displa y of the c[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-2 Viewing Device Informa tion 2. Select Manage from the res ulting menu. The M anagement Selecti on window , Figure 2-2 , ope ns. Figur e 2-2. The Managem ent Select ion W indow 3. In the Mana gement Selection wi ndow , s elect Device View , and c lick the OK button. The MultiS witch 70 0 Device View window , Figu[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-3 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figur e 2-3. The MultiSwi tch 700 D evice V iew W indow NO TE U p to 22 ports c an be displa yed sim ultane ously on a mo dule. If a m odule ha s a hi gher po rt density than 22 ports, arrows displays at the top and bottom of the port stack so that you ca n s c ro l l t hro u g h t he[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-4 Viewing Device Informa tion General De vice Inf o rmation In addition to the m ain interface display , the Device V iew window provides the following device in formation: IP The Device V iew window title displays the device’s IP (Internet Protoco l) Address; this w ill be the MultiSwitch 700 module IP addr ess[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-5 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Po r t S t a tu s Indicates the port status display selection curr ently in effect. The default por t status view is bridge statu s; if you have not changed the port status selecti on since launching the Device View window , t his field w ill display Default . For m ore information ab[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-6 Viewing Device Informa tion DLM6C-AA Chassis-specific Inf ormation The Device V iew provides the following information a bout the DLM6C-AA chassis in which the MultiSwitch 7 00 mo dule is installed. There ar e four color -coded fields which pr ovide status information for the operation of the power supplies and [...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-7 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Menu Structure By clicking on various ar eas of the MultiSwitch 700 Device V iew display , you can access menus with device-, module-, an d port-level options, as well as utility applicatio ns which apply to th e device. The followin g illustration displ ays the menu structur e and in[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-8 Viewing Device Informa tion The D evic e Men u From the Device Menu, you ca n a ccess the followin g selections: • D evice T ype displays a window con taining a description of the device being modeled. See Device T y pe , on page 2- 20 , for details. • D evice Find Source Addr ess enables you to determine th[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-9 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • C om Port Configuration allows you to configure the settings of th e COM ports on the MultiSwitch 700 module; see Configuring the COM Port , on page 2-29 . • B roadcast Suppression allo ws you to set a th reshol d on the number of broa dcast packets issued from each port on the [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-10 Viewing Device Informa tion For more i nformation on the po rt display options available via this menu, see Selecting a Por t Status V iew , o n page 2-12 . The F DDI Menu If your MultiSwit c h 700 ha s an installed DELHF-UA, the FDDI men u displa ys on the Device V iew menu bar , with the following options: ?[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-11 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • B ri dg e St atus opens a window that provides an overview of bridging information for ea ch port, and allows you to access all oth er bridge-related options. Refer to the Bridg ing cha pter in th e To o l s G u i d e for mor e informati o n. • B roadcast Suppression allo ws yo[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-12 Viewing Device Informa tion • Performance Graph brings up windows th a t visually display bridg ing performance at the selected interface ; refer to the Br idgin g chapter in the To o l s Guide for m o r e information. • Source Addressing allows you to view the source MAC addresses communicatin g th ro ugh [...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-13 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Port status view options are: S tatus Y ou can view four port status categories, as follows: • B ridge — FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, or BRK • Bridge Mapping — the instan ce of the physical interface associated with a bridge port • Ad min — ON or OFF • O perat or — ON or [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-14 Viewing Device Informa tion If you ha ve selec ted the O perat or status mode, a port is considered: • ON if the port is currently forwar ding packets. • OFF if the port is not curren tly forwarding packets. Note that the Operato r status pr ovides the actual status of the port; depending on the circumstanc[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-15 The MultiS witch 700 Device View P or t Status Color Codes Three of the Port Status display options — Bridge, Admin, and Operator — incorporate their own color cod ing schemes: for the Bridge option , green = FWD, blue = DIS, magenta = LIS or LRN, oran ge = BLK, an d red = BR K; for Admin and Operator, green = O[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-16 Viewing Device Informa tion Figure 2-5. The MultiSwitch 700 Module Backplane Device V i ew F rom the Backplane View you can display the device interfaces with respect t o their bri dging sta tus or their MIB II Interface stat us . Th e curr ently selec ted P or t Displa y F o rm is sh own in the label ab ov e t[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-17 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The backplane conne ctions ar e indexed 1–5, where 1 indicates the conn ecti on to first slot in the chassis and 5 indicates the connection to the last slot. Backplane View Bridge D isplay Form When the Backplane V iew display form is in the default Bridge mode, each connection is [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-18 Viewing Device Informa tion ON (Y ellow) The backplane interface is operational (up) and administratively enabled; however , the interface link status is Not Linked (NLK). OFF (Blue) The in terface is not operational, and prior to going down it was also admin istra tively disabled. OFF (Red) The interface is no[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-19 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2-6. The Chassis Ma na ger W indow The Module Information Window The Module Informatio n wind ow ( Figure 2-7 ) displays system in formation, a s well as data pr ovid ed by the PIC chip (Product Informa tion Chip). The PIC chip, which is updated each time a module is redesigne[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-20 Viewing Device Informa tion Firmware V ersion The system descri ptio n of the module , includin g its firmwa re revision number . Boot Pr om The r evision of boot PROM firmwar e in the module, including major version number and minor r evision number . The boot PROM provides power -on diagnostics an d download [...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-21 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2. Select Module T y pe . A Module T ype text bo x (sim ilar to the example shown in Figure 2-9 ) open s, descri bing the mo dule type. Figure 2-9. Sample Module T ype T ext Box Connection T ype If your MultiSwitch 700 suppo rts the ctIfConnectionT yp e OID, its Port m enus w ill con[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-22 Viewing Device Informa tion Vie w ing I/F Summary Inf ormation The I/F Summary menu option available from t he Device menu lets you view statistics for the traf fic processed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statis tics window that br eaks down T ransmit an[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-23 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Description A text description of the interfa ce: e.g., Ethe rnet Frontpanel (for the standard Ethernet fr ont panel interfaces), Fa st Ethernet (for front panel Fast E t hernet interfaces), F TM Backplane (for the backplane interfaces to the chassis), Host or Host Data Port for the [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-24 Viewing Device Informa tion In Discards Packets received by the device interface that wer e discarded even though no errors prevented the m fr om being delivered to a higher layer proto col (e.g., to fr ee up buffer space i n the device). In Err ors Packets received by the device interface that contained error [...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-25 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Viewing Inte rface Detail The Interface S tatistics window ( Figure 2-13 ) provides detailed MIB-II in terface statistical inf ormation — in cluding counts for both transmit an d receive packets, and erro r and buffering information — for each individual port interface. Color-cod[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-26 Viewing Device Informa tion Ty p e Displays the interface type of the selected por t: ethernet-csmacd, fddi, or atm . The lower portion of the window pr ovides the following transmit and receive statistics; note that the first four statistics are also graphically displayed in the pie charts. Unicast Displays th[...]

Viewing Device Informati on 2-27 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Making Sense of De tail Statistics The statistics available in this window can give you an idea of how an interface is performing; by usin g the statistics in a few sim ple calculations, it’s als o possible to get a sense of an interface’s activity level: T o calculate the percen[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-28 Viewing Device Informa tion The Device Find So u rce A ddress window can be accessed from the Chassis V iew menu or the Mod u le Index: From the Chassis V iew: 1. Select Device —>Device Find Sour ce Address . From the Module Index: 1. Click on a module index to display the Mo dule menu a nd select Device F[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-29 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 3. Click on the Find It! b utton. A “ Processing Request ” message disp lays in the status b ar at the b ottom of the window . If the specified MAC address is located, a list of the interface(s) thr ough which the given address is communic ati ng displays in the lis t box. A status mess[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-30 Manag ing the Module Ethernet and Gigabit Eth ernet Port Configuration window s are available fr om the Device V iew Port menus; the COM Port option is available fr om the Device menu. Note that no configuration option currently exists for A TM ports. Configuring Standar d Ethernet a nd FDDI P or ts The Port Co[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-31 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Use the options in this window to select the desired mode: Standard Mode In Standar d Mode, an interface can only either transmit or r eceive at any giv en time, and must wait for one activity to be co m pleted befor e s witching to the next act ivity (rec ei ve o r t ran smit ). I n this m[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-32 Manag ing the Module configured to operate in Full Duplex, eff ectively doubling the available wire speed (fro m 10 to 20 Mbps in standard Ethernet mode, o r fr om 10 0 to 200 Mbps in Fast Ethernet mode); 100Base-FX (fiber) ports can be co nfigured to operate in their standar d 100 Mbps mode, or in Full Duplex [...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-33 The MultiS witch 700 Device View From this wind ow y ou can manually set the operational mode of the port, o r — for 100Base-TX in terfaces — set the port to Auto-Nego tiation so that the appro priate operational mode can be d eterm ined automatically . The mode you set will determine the speed of the port and whether [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-34 Manag ing the Module If Auto-Negotiation is the selected mode, the Cur rent Operational Mode field will indicate which mode was selected by the link partn er . See Setting the Desired Operational Mode , on page 2-35 , for mor e information. Advertised Abilitie s For 100Base-TX po rts which have been configured [...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-35 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Link Partner does not support Auto-Negotiation — Auto-Negotiation is either not supported by or is not currently selected on the r em ote port. • Unknown — the lin k partner ’s capabilitie s coul d not be determined. When the local node is not set to Auto-Neg oti ation, this fie[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-36 Manag ing the Module 100Base- TX Full Duplex — 1 00 Mbps c onnectio n, Duplex Mode F o r 100Bas e-FX por ts, options are: 100Base- FX — 100 Mbps con nection, Standard Mod e 100Base- FX Full Duplex — 1 00 Mbps c onnectio n, Duplex Mode 2. If you hav e s elected Auto-Neg otiation (for 100Ba se-TX por ts onl[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-37 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o access the Ethernet Configuration W indow: 1. Select t he por t you wish to con figure; t he P or t Menu will disp lay . 2. Click Configuration. The Eth er net Configu ration window , Figure 2- 16 , opens. Figure 2-17. The Ethernet Configuration W indow From this wind ow y ou can manual[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-38 Manag ing the Module The window displays the following info rmation about the selected Ethernet port: Po r t Ty p e Displays the port’s type: 100Base- TX RJ-4 5o r RJ 71 (fo r built-in Fast Eth ernet ports and the FE-100TX Fa st Ethernet port module), 100Base-FX MMF SC Co nnector (for the FE-1 00FX Fast Ether[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-39 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The Current Oper ational Mode settings indicate which of the available operational modes is curren tly in effect. If Auto Negotiate is the selected mode, the Current Operational Mode fields will in dicate which mode was selected by the link partner . The Desired Operational M ode settings d[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-40 Manag ing the Module Setting the Desired Operational Mode For any 100Base-TX port, you can configure operational m odes, or you can select Auto Negotiate mode, which allows the po rt to negotiate with its link partner to find the highest mutua lly available bandwi dth and flow control. If you select Auto Negoti[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-41 The MultiS witch 700 Device View If you ha ve manual ly c on fi g ured spe cific o pe rat i onal mode s fo r yo u r 100B ase-TX port or if you ar e configuring a 100 Base-FX port, the Auto Negotiation T echnologies list box does not apply . The Auto Negot iat ion T e chnologies list box has the follo wing column hea dings:[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-42 Manag ing the Module Configuring the COM P or t Y ou can use the COM Port Conf iguration window ( F igure 2-18 ) to sp ec ify t he functions that will be performed by the RS 232 COM port o n the f ront panel of the monitored MultiSwitch 7 00 module. 1. Click on D ev ice in the Device View menu bar to di splay t[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-43 The MultiS witch 700 Device View PPP Select this option to use the COM port as a PPP connection fo r out-of-band SNMP m a nagement via direct connection to a serial port on yo ur network m anagement work station. Note t hat when you configure the port as a PPP con nection, you must select th e desir ed baud rate in the Spe[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-44 Manag ing the Module Accessing the UPS Window At the UPS window , you can con f ig ure the UPS ID model type for the uninterruptable power supply you have attached to the COM port on your device. Y ou can also view information con cerning the UPS connected to your MultiSwitch 7 00 including: • The amount of t[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-45 The MultiS witch 700 Device View UPS ID Displays the manufacture r and model typecode of the UPS attached to the COM port of the MultiSwitch 70 0. Y ou must assign this typecode for the UPS window to be active. ( See Setting the UPS I D , o n page 2-46 , for in struc tions for s etti ng th e typecode for your UPS.) The val[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-46 Manag ing the Module Setting the UPS ID Y ou need to set the UPS ID typecode that indicates the m anufacturer a nd model of the UP S. T o set the U PS ID: 1. Click on ne xt to t he SET UP S ID text box. A Model number menu d isplays. Scroll to highlig ht the appr opriate UPS ID . (Cons ult the ma nual that was [...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-47 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o access the Port Redir ector Menu: 1. Click on D ev ice in the Device View menu bar to di splay the Device menu. 2. Select Po r t R edirector . The P or t Redirector window , Figur e 2-20 , opens. Figure 2-20. The Port Redirector W indow The current port mappings will be list ed in this [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-48 Manag ing the Module 5. Click Ad d to a dd the redi rect pair you ha ve just configure d to the lis t. The new entr y w ill now be disp la yed in the C urrent A ctive Entrie s list i n this wind ow and the por t traffic will b egin to be redirecte d. T o delete an entry: 1. Click to highli ght the entr y line i[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-49 The MultiS witch 700 Device View priority queue. However , the MultiSwitch 700 will tag outgoing frames with the full range of eight priority levels, so that upon r e ception, a device that supports the entire range of priority queuing w ill f orward the frame appr opriately . Y ou can use NetSight Element Manager to confi[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-50 Manag ing the Module Figure 2-21. The Port Priority Conf igura tion W indow T o access the Po rt Priori ty Configuratio n wi ndow: 1. Click on D ev ice to access t h e Device menu. 2. Click on P riority Configuration and then r ight to se lect P or t Based fro m the menu. The Port P rio rity Co nfiguration wind[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-51 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2. Click on the T ransmit Priority drop -down list box, and scroll to s elect the desire d prio rity lev el ( Normal–7 ) f o r forwarding packets received on th e sele cted po r t. 3. Click the Apply button. The define d prior ity displays ne xt to the por t in the T ransmit Pr iori ty co[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-52 Manag ing the Module T o access the MAC Based Priority Configuration window: 1. Click D evi ce to acce ss the Device menu. 2. Click P riority Configuration , and then r ight to sel ect M A C Ba sed from th e menu. The M A C Based P rior ity Con figuration win dow opens. The MAC Based Priority Configuration wind[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-53 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o assign a transmit priority based on MAC-layer inf ormation: 1. Click on the Ad d b utton . The entr y fields will be a ctivated. 2. Click in the MAC Address text box, and type in th e ph ysical address i n XX-XX -XX-XX- XX-XX for mat, wh ere X is a valid hexadecimal value (A -F or 0-9),[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-54 Manag ing the Module 2. Click on the Prio rity drop-down list box, and sc roll to select t he new prio rity lev el ( Normal– 7 ) for f orwardi ng packets received with the spec ified MA C -lay er informati on. 3. Click Apply . The C urrent Pr ior ity Entr ies li st box will be up dated with the ne wly edi ted[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-55 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 4. Click Apply . The Frame T yp e Entr ies list box will be update d with the n ewly crea ted en try . Y ou can edit an existing frame T ype entry by changing its pr eviously assigned priority . 1. Highligh t the desired entry in the C urrent Pr iority Entr ies list bo x, a nd click on the [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-56 Manag ing the Module Figure 2- 24. The Br o adcast Statis tics and Suppression W indo w Po r t # This read- only field indicates the number assigned to each interface on the device. To t a l R X Displays the total number of br oadcast frames rece ived on the interface sin ce the device was last initia liz ed. P[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-57 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o reset the Peak Rate and T ime Since Peak values: 1. Shift- o r Contro l-click to se lect o ne or more interfaces for which you want to reset the values. 2. Click on the R eset Peak Rate a nd Peak Time on Sel ected P or ts: drop-d ow n list box, and s elect YES . 3. Click Apply . The Pea[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-58 Manag ing the Module T o display th e System Resources window: 1. Click D evic e in the Device View menu bar t o display the Device menu. 2. Select Syst em Resources . The S ystem Resources wind ow , Figure 2-25 , opens. Figure 2-25. The System R esources W ind ow CPU T ype Displays the type and speed (in megah[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-59 The MultiS witch 700 Device View DRAM Av ailable: Displays (in Kbytes) the amoun t of free DRAM that is no t curr ently being used f or data storage. SRAM Insta lled: Displays th e tota l amount of SR A M (Static Rando m Access Memory) tha t is installed (in Mbytes). SRAM r eta ins data a s long as the CPU is power ed up. [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-60 Manag ing the Module CPU Manag ement Reservation: Displays the desir ed amount of CPU bandwidth reserved for ma nagement purposes: None, Limited, or Full. Bandwidth that is not re served for management will be devoted to switch ing. Reserving CPU Bandwidth Depending on your needs and the main function of your M[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-61 The MultiS witch 700 Device View What Is A VLAN? A V irtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a lo gical group of devices that functi on as a sin gle Local Area Network segment (broadcas t domain). D evices comprising a VLAN may be (physica lly) widely separated, allowin g users located in separa te area s or connected to separ[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-62 Manag ing the Module Ports on 802.1 Q switches are assigned membership in a VLAN by associating a VLAN ID with each port on the switch. The VLAN ID is combin ed with the port’s identification (e.g., module X port X) to form the Port VLAN ID (PVID). When 802.1Q i s implemented for a Multi Switch 700 that has a[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-63 The MultiS witch 700 Device View If a port r eceives a tagged frame th at specifies a VLAN other than the o ne assigned to th e port, the sw itch will dyna mi cally asso cia te that frame’s source address and VLAN w it h the port (i. e., add that frame’s VLAN to th e receiving port’s egress list). Dynam ically learne[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-64 Manag ing the Module Refer to your device’s Local Man agement documentation for instruction s on activating a device’s 802.1Q operational m ode via Local Management. Fo r details on the Mib T ools application, refer to your To o l s G u i d e . T o set up your 802.1Q port-based VLANs using NetSight Element [...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-65 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2 -26. Th e VLAN Config W in d ow The Configur ed VLANS list box and fields allow you to vi ew , create, m odify , delete, enable, an d disable 802.1Q port-based VLANs. Th e li st box displays the following informa tion about your d efined VLANs: VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identi[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-66 Manag ing the Module Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS list box are used to create and modify your port-based VLANs. T o cr eate a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a un ique value between 2 - 4094 . VLA N ID 1 is reser ved f or the De f a ult VLAN, and ca nno[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-67 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Enabling and Disabling VLANs T o enable or disable VLA Ns: 1. Select t he desired VLAN e ntr y in the Configured VLANS list bo x. 2. In the VLAN Admin field, cl ick to selec t Enable or Disable . 3. Click the Apply b utton. The s elected VL AN will be enab l ed or disa bled , depending on y[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-68 Manag ing the Module Figure 2- 2 7. The VLAN Po rt Config W indow The 802.1Q V LAN Port Assignment list box in this window displays the fol lowin g informa tion abou t po rts o n you r 802.1Q s witch : Slot /Port These fields display the slot an d port index for each po rt on your 802.1Q switch. VLAN ID This fi[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-69 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Hybrid mode, which allows a port to r eceive and transmit both tagged and untagged frames. In th is mode, the port will be a member of its statically assigned VLA N, as well as any dyna mically lear ned VLANs. Hybrid mode is enabled by default. For more information on 802.1Q port o pera[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-70 Manag ing the Module Setting P or t Operational Modes T o assign a port operational mode ( dot1dT runk , dot1QT runk , or hybrid ) to a port on your 80 2.1 Q sw itch: 1. In the VLA N P or t Config window’ s list box, click to se lect a por t to which you wish to as sign a por t operational mode. 2. In the P o[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-71 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2- 28. The VLAN Egress Port Config W indo w The list box at the top of this windo w is used to select a configur ed VLAN for associat ion with yo ur swit ch’s ports. Clicking on a VLAN will displa y it s currently associated po rts in the lower portion o f this window . The list bo[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-72 Manag ing the Module Under the list box ther e are two gr oups of check boxes that display the ports on the switch. A checkm ark in the port’s ch eck box indicates tha t the VLAN selected in the list box is in the po rt ’s egress lis t. The two groups ar e: Egress Ports Use these check boxes to add or r emo[...]

Managing the Mod ule 2-73 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2-29. The Device T ime W indow 3. Enter th e new time in a 24 -hour hh:mm :ss form at, either by high lighting the field you wish to chang e and usi ng the up a nd down arrow buttons, or by enter ing the new value in t he appropr iate fi eld. 4. Click OK to sav e your changes, or Ca [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-74 Manag ing the Module Enabling and Disabling P or ts When you disable bridg ing at a port interface, you disco nnect that port’s n etwork fro m the bridge entir ely . The port does no t forward a ny packets, nor does it part ic ipat e in S pan ning T ree op erat ion s. Nod es c onn ect ed to the n etw ork can [...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-75 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The DELHW -U A Device Vie w Unlike other modular interf aces designed for the MultiSwitch 700 boards, the DELHW -UA module functions as an inde p endent intelligent device with its own IP address. As such, it m ust be managed separately from the MultiSwitch 7 00 chassis and the boar[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-76 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View DELST -UI Th is port interface module pr ovides an ISDN 128 Kbps Basic Rate Interface (BRI) and is designed for an ISDN back-up link for a fram e relay or leased line. In the United States and Canada, Netw ork T erminator equipment (NT1) is r equ ired to provide an interface between[...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-77 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Launching the DELHW -U A Device Vie w Wind ow The DELHW -UA Device V iew window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the curr ent condition of individual ports on your switch via a graphical display . The De vice V iew wind ow also serves as a si ngle point of access t[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-78 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View Figure 2-31. The DELHW -UA Device V iew W indow By clicking in designa ted areas of the chassi s graphical display (as detailed later in this chapter), o r by using the menu bar at the top o f the De vice V iew window , you can access all of th e menus that lead to more detailed dev[...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-79 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Fr ont Panel Infor mation The ar eas surroundin g the main chassis area provide the follow ing device informatio n: IP The Internet Protocol address assigned to the DELHW -UA appears in the titl e bar of the Device V iew win d ow . IP addresses are assigned via Local Ma n agement. C[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-80 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View Date The curre nt date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the D ELHW -UA ’s internal clock. Menu Structure By clicking on various ar eas of the DELHW -UA Device V i ew display , you can access menus with device- and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to [...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-81 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Edit Device T ime / E dit Device Dat e allows you set the device’s interna l clock. See Setting the Device Date a nd T i me , on page 2-72 . • S ystem Group allows you to manage the DELHW -UA via SNMP MIB II. Refe r to the Gen e ric SNMP Guide for further information. • I [...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-82 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View • RMON , for launch ing the Remo te Network Monito ring applicat ion. RMON is described in its the Remote Monit oring (RMO N) User ’ s Guide . These selections ar e also available from the T ools menu at the top of NetSight Element Mana ger’s main wind ow . The Help Menu The H[...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-83 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Sta ti stic s launch es the highest level o f statistics currently av ail able for the selected port. For standar d Ethernet and Fa st Ethernet ports, RMON sta tistics will be displayed if the RMON D efault MIB component is active; if it has been disabled, MIB-II interface stati[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-84 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View • BLK (Blockin g) if the port is on -line, but filtering traffic from going across the DELHW -UA fr om one network segment to another . Bridge topology information will be forw arded by the port. • BRK (Broken) i f the physical interface has malfunctioned. • UNK (Unknown) if t[...]

The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-85 The MultiS witch 700 Device View I/F Speed If you choo se the I/F Sp eed mode, the port text boxes will display the speed of the network segment connected to each por t . The speed of the network management port will be display ed in Kbps. I/F T ype If you choose the I/F T ype mode, the interface boxes will display[...]

The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-86 The DE LHW -UA De vic e View[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Statistics Accessi ng interface statis tics from the Device View; av a ilable statisti cs windows Each port menu in the D evice Logical V iew window provides two statistics selections: Statistics and I/F Statistics . S e lectin g the Statistics option will laun ch the highest level of statistics available for the selected interface: i[...]

Statis tics 3-2 RMON Statisti cs RMON Statistics The RMON Ethe rnet Statistics window ( Figure 3-1 ) provides a detailed st atistical breakdo wn of traf fic on the monitored Ethernet network. Statis tics ar e provided in both nume ri cal and graphic f ormat, and include peak values an d the date and time they occurred. Figure 3-1. The Ethernet S t [...]

RMON Stat istics 3-3 Statis tics The selected interface number a nd its description are displayed at the top of the Statistics window . The column on the left side of the window displays each statistic’s name, total count, and per cent age; the column on the right displays the peak value for each statistic, and th e date and time that peak occurr[...]

Statis tics 3-4 RMON Statisti cs Prob le ms CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of pa ck ets processed by the network segment that h ad a non-integr al number of bytes (alignment error) or a bad frame check sequence (Cyclic Redundancy Check, or CRC err or). Fragments Indic ates the number of packets pr ocessed by the network segment that were unders[...]

RMON Stat istics 3-5 Statis tics Fra me S ize (Byt es) P ack ets The Frame Size (Bytes) Packets fields indicate the number of packets (including erro r packets) processed by the network segment that were of the noted length, excluding framing bits but including fra me check s equence bits. Packet si zes counted ar e: •6 4 •6 5 - 1 2 7 • 128- [...]

Statis tics 3-6 RMON Statisti cs 3. Click on the A ccum option butt on; after the c ompletio n of the cu rrent po lling cycle plus two mor e polli ng cycles, the screen will dis play a fresh cumula tive count of statis tics. Note tha t making t his se lectio n does not clear d e vice count ers; you can st ill re- select To t a l fo r the tota l cou[...]

Interface Statistics 3-7 Statis tics Interface Statistics The interface I/F Statistics window ( Figure 3-3 ) provides MIB-II interfa ce statistical inf ormation — in cluding counts for both transmit an d receive packets, and err or and buf fering information — for the fr ont panel interface s on the MultiSwitch 700 module. Color -coded pie char[...]

Statis tics 3-8 Inte rf ace S tatist ics Three i nformationa l fields appear in the u pper portion of the window: Description Displays the interface description for the curr ently selected interface (e.g., Enet, Fast Enet, FDDI, A TM, or Backplane Port). Address Displays the MAC (physical) addr es s of the selected interface. Ty p e Displays the in[...]

Interface Statistics 3-9 Statis tics P ackets Received (R ecei v ed only ) Displays the number of packets r eceived by the selected interface. T ransmit Qu eue Size (T ransmit only ) Displays the num ber of packets currently queued for transmiss ion from this interface. The a m ount of device m emory devoted to buf fer space, and the traf fic level[...]

Statis tics 3-10 Inte rf ace S tatist ics[...]

4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Accessi ng the Bas ic and Advanced Alar ms window s; creating a basic alar m; crea ting an advance d alar m; creat ing ev e nts; assign ing acti ons to ev en ts; viewing the ev ent l og Through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supported by your MultiSwitch 700 module, you can co nfigure alarms and events (and[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-2 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Using the Advanced Alarms featur e, you can define custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMO N object, as long as it is pr esent in the device firmware and its value is defined as an integer (including counters, timeticks, and gauges). All aspects of these alarms ar e user -selectable: thr es[...]

Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-3 Alar m C onfiguratio n Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window T o access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuratio n wi ndow: 1. F rom the Chas sis Logica l View , click on the appropr iate port index to disp lay the P or t menu. 2. Select Alarm C onfiguration . The RMO N Basic Alar m Conf iguration win dow , Figur[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-4 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-1. RMON Basic Alar m Config uration W indow • T otal Errors (ifIn E rrors) — tracks the number of err or packets received by the selected interface. • Broadcast/Multicast (ifInNUcastPkts) — track s the number of non-unicast — that is, broadcast or multicast — packets recei[...]

Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-5 Alar m C onfiguratio n IF T ype Displays each interface’s type: FDDI, Ethernet, T oken Ring, or A TM. Note that there is no type distinction between standar d Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. Status Displays the curren t status of the selected alarm type for each interface: En abled or Disabled. Remember , this status[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-6 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Falling Action These option button s indicate whether or not a fall ing alarm occurrence will initiate any a ctions in response to the a la rm condition: Enable Port if brid gi n g will be enabled at the selected interface i n r esp onse to a falling alarm , Disable Port if bridging will be di[...]

Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-7 Alar m C onfiguratio n 3. In the Interv al field, enter the amoun t of time, in se conds, over which the sele cted variable will be sampl ed. At the end of the inte r v al, the sampl e v alue will be co mpared to bo th the r ising and falling thresh olds. Y ou can as sign any inter val from 1 to 65,535. 4. In the A[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-8 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n 7. In the Ri sing Action field, c lick to selec t the action you want your d e vi ce to take in resp onse to a r ising alar m: Enable P or t, Dis able P or t, or None. Note that t his ac tion enables or dis ables only brid ging at the specif ied por t, an d not the i nterf ace i t self . F o r[...]

Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-9 Alar m C onfiguratio n Disabli ng a Basic Al arm Using the Disabl e button at the bottom of the window actua lly performs two functions: it both disables the alarm an d deletes the alarm entry (a nd its associated event and action en tries) fro m device memory to help conserve device resour ces. In the list box dis[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-10 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n The top portion of the Basic Alarm Log window contains the device informa tion boxes, as well as the Por t Number assigned to the interface that experien ced the alarm con ditio n and the type of alarm th at was triggered; the remainder of the window contains the following inf o rmation ab[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-11 Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm / Event List W indow The top portion of the window displays the usual device information boxes; the rema inder of the window contains the Alarms W atch and Even ts W atch lists, and the command butto ns that allow you to create, edit, and delete entries[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-12 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n The fields in the Alarms W atch display include: Index The index is a num ber that uniquely identifies each alarm. Index numbers ar e user -defined; you can use any indexing scheme that works for you. These numbers ar e permanently assigned to their associated alarms ; however , index numb[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-13 Alar m C onfiguratio n The information pr ovided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on the Refresh button. A dding or modifying an alarm automa tically updates the list. The fields in the Events W atch display include: Index This is a number that uniquely identifies an[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-14 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm The Crea te/Edit Alarms window ( Fi gure 4-4 , page 4-15 ) al lows you to bo th create new alarms and edit existing o nes. When you click on the Create/Edit button in the Alarms W atch list, the Create/Edit Alarms windo w will display the parameters o[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-15 Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-4. The RMO N Create/Edit Alarms W indow 2. In the Owner te xt bo x, enter some a ppropr iate text designat ion for this alar m, if desir ed; you may want to use the networ k man ager’ s name or p hone number , or the IP or MAC address of the manag ement work station, to ide nti[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-16 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 4. T o sele ct th e Va r i a b l e to be used for y our ala r m, use the MIB T ree displ a y provided on the rig ht side of the window . (For more infor mation a bout how to use the M IB T ools u tility , see t he To o l s G u i d e .) The displ a y will default to t he top of the tr ee (l[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-17 Alar m C onfiguratio n in which they reside; for example, if you wish to set an alar m on a n object located in an RM ON Stati stics table, you can deter mine the appr opri ate instanc e by noting the inde x number assign ed to the table th at is colle cting data on the interface you’ re in terested in . In t[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-18 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 6. In the Al arm Inter val field, enter the amoun t of time over which the select ed v ar iable will be sa mpled. At the end of the inter v al, th e sample v a lue will be compar ed to both the r ising an d f alling thre sholds. There is no practical limit to the size of t he inter val (as[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-19 Alar m C onfiguratio n 7. Since th e first samp le taken can be mis leading, you ca n use the sele ctions i n the Star tup Alarm b o x to disable eithe r the r ising or th e falling threshol d for that samp le only . If you would like to exclude th e f alling a lar m, sele ct the Rising opti on; the fir st samp[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-20 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 13. Click the Appl y button to set your change s. If y ou hav e m ade any errors in configur ing alar m parame ters (usi ng an invalid value in any fi eld, leaving a fiel d b la nk, o r sele cti ng an alarm v a riab le whic h is no t res ide nt on the de vice), an error window with the a p[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-21 Alar m C onfiguratio n Fig ure 4- 5. The R MON Creat e /E dit E ven t s W i n dow 2. If you are creating a new event , us e the Inde x fi eld to assi gn a un ique, currentl y unused in de x number to id entify the ev ent. Clicking o n the Index button will auto matic ally assi gn the lowest av ai lable number ;[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-22 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 3. Click in the Description text box to enter any text descr iption you w a nt to identify the ev ent. Thi s desc ription will app ear in the Events W atc h por ti on of the main Advanced Alar m/ Event window , and help you distinguis h among the ev ents you have configured. 4. Any value y[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-23 Alar m C onfiguratio n c. Se lect both Log and Tr a p to both log the e vent oc currence an d generate the traps. If you select neither opti on, the e vent’ s oc currence s will neithe r be logged nor generate traps; unless t he ev ent includes an ac tion or a seri es of acti ons, this effectiv ely disa b les[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-24 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n T o add an action or actions to an event: 1. In the Create/E dit Events win dow , cl ick on the Actions button. Th e Create/Ed it Ac tio n window , Figure 4-6 , will app ear . Figure 4-6. The RMON Cr eate/Edit Action W indow 2. The index number and de scr iption of the ev en t with which t[...]

Adv anced Alarm Confi gurat io n 4-25 Alar m C onfiguratio n a. If you know the exact name of th e OID value you wish to track (including its ca pitali zation) , simpl y enter the name in the Va r i a b l e field; to verify that you hav e ente red the na me correc tly , c lick on the Find-> button to m ov e the MIB T ree d isplay to that OID . ([...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-26 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n Deletin g an Alar m, Even t, or A ction T o delete an alarm, even t, or action: 1. In the appr opr iate window , highl ight the al ar m, ev en t, or action you wish to remove . 2. Click on the Del ete b utton to r emov e. A wi ndow will app ear askin g you to confir m your selecti on; clic[...]

How Rising and Fa lling Thresholds Work 4-27 Alar m C onfiguratio n The top portion of the window contains the device info rmation boxes, as well as the event index number and the even t descript ion; the log itself includes the following fields: Index This uniquely identifies this occurrence of the event. T i me Indicates the date and time of ea c[...]

Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-28 How Rising and Falling Threshol ds Work[...]

5-1 Chapter 5 FDDI Management Concentrato r config uration; conne ction policy; s tation li st; conc entrator perfor mance; FDDI statistics ; frame translati on The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a MultiSwitch 700 module’s FDDI configuration, connection policy , station list, and perf ormance with respect to each Station Ma nagement (S[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-2 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n • Connection Policy — This window shows the types of conn ections between the four FDDI PHY (por t) ty pes — A , B, M, and S — th at w ill be allowed by the SMT entity . • Station List — W ith th is w i ndo w you can s ee the config u r at i o n o f t h e ri n g on which the SMT entity r [...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-3 FDDI Ma nagement Configuration The Conc e ntrato r Configur ation win dow , Fig ure 5-2 , informs you about th e configuration and o perating state of the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity , and displays parameters rela ting to ring initialization. Figure 5-2. The Concentrator Configuration W indow MA C[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-4 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n will not occur un less you are using locally-administered addresses, as fa ctory-set MAC addr ess es are guaranteed to be unique. Ring-Op-Dup The ring is operational; however , the addr ess of the MAC under contr ol of the SMT entity has bee n found to duplicate tha t of another MAC on the ring. Corr[...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-5 FDDI Ma nagement either continues its own bid (and r emoves the competing Claim Frame fr om the ring) or defers (halts transmi ssion of its own bid a nd r epeats the competing bid) according to the followi ng hierarchy of arbitratio n: • A Claim Frame with the lowest TTR T bid has precedence. • If the values of TTR[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-6 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n • Secondary in dicates that the MAC is inserted into the secondary path of the currently used FNB r ing. • Local mean s that the MAC is not inserted int o a primary or secon dary path of a dual ring, but may be connected to o ne or mor e other no des. This is not a valid value for the DELHF-UA. ?[...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-7 FDDI Ma nagement The following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V —valid connecti on X —illega l connec tion U —undesira b le (but legal) connectio n; this r equires tha t SMT is n otified. P —valid, but when both A an d B are c onnected to M por ts (a dual-ho ming configura tion), only the B con nec[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-8 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n TIP Y ou can use any SNMP S et Request or MI B tool to edit the Conne ction Policy for your device by set ting the fddimibSMTC onnectionPolicy MIB OID (part of the MIBII FDDI T r ansmission MIB (RFC 1512). fddimibSM T Con nectionPolicy is simply a 16 -bit inte ger value (rang ing fr om 32768 to 65535[...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-9 FDDI Ma nagement Station List The Station List il lust rates the configuratio n of the ring associa ted with the currently se lected SMT entity , including number of nodes on the ring, node addresses (both Can onical and MAC), n ode class, and ring topology . Figure 5-4. The Statio n List W indow The Station List pro v[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-10 Viewing FDDI Infor mation Stations P anel The Stations Panel displays a list of the sta tions on the ring to wh ich th e selected SMT is connected, in ring sequence from the MAC, along with each station’s node class and curr ent topology . If the number of nodes exceeds the panel size, s cr oll bars will appear in the lis t [...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-11 FDDI Ma nagement P erformance The Concen trator Perform a nce window , Figure 5- 5 , pr ovides graphical and numeric performance sta tistics for the selected SMT entity , including transmit frames, receive frames, fram e errors, lost fram es, and ring ops. Figure 5-5. The Con centrator Perf ormance W indow Statistics [...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-12 Viewing FDDI Infor mation A vaila ble statistics are: T ransmi t Frames The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated w ith the SMT during the chosen interval. Rece ive Fra mes The number of frames r eceived by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Frame Error s The number of err or fram es detec[...]

Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-13 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 5-6. The FDDI Stat istics W i ndow The FDDI Statist ics window displ ays the follow ing informat ion for the module: SMT# This field displays the index number of Statio n Management (SMT) entity for the DELHF-UA. Frames/sec The number of frames/second (averaged over the specified poll interval)[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-14 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings Setting the FDDI Statis tics P oll Rate T o set the FD DI Statist ics pol l rate: 1. Click on the clock symb ol ( ) next to the P oll Rate (sec) te xt bo x. The Ne w Timer Inter val text bo x, Figure 5-7 , will ap pear . Figure 5-7. New T imer Interval T ext Box 2. Using the mous[...]

Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings 5 -15 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 5-8. The Frame T ran slation W in dow Inf ormation abo ut Ethernet and FDDI Frame T ypes There are four frame types which ca n be transmitted on an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet network – Ethernet II , Ethe rnet 80 2.2 , Ethernet 802 .3 (or Raw Ethernet), an d Ethernet SNAP ; the[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-16 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings If the frame is exiting th e FDDI ring through another FDDI/Ethernet bridge, the FDDI frame must be con verted back into an IEEE 802.3/Ethern et frame. As ther e are f our potential Ethernet frame types to which the two FDDI fram e types can be translated, you must determine w hi[...]

Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings 5 -17 FDDI Ma nagement This is the default frame type for No vell NetW are software version 3.12 and beyond; it is also used for OSI packets on IEEE 802.x LAN networks. Ethernet 802 .3 (Ethernet Raw) The Ethernet 8 02.3 frame format has an 802.3 MAC layer header (as do Etherne t 802.2 fra mes); howeve[...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-18 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings FDDI SNAP The FDDI SNAP frame type has an FDDI header w ith a Frame Contr ol field that provides FDDI fra m ing information, a nd the 802.2 LLC header w ith FDDI Frame Contr ol, a SNAP LSAP identifier , and a five byte protocol identifier . There i s no FDDI equivale nt for Ether[...]

Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings 5 -19 FDDI Ma nagement T ranslate all Ethernet Raw frames to This selection box lets you set the translation parameters for Ethernet Raw (Ethernet 802 .3) packets. Ether net Raw frames ar e used on networks running the IPX protoco l on Novell NetW are versions prior to 3.12. Possible options are FDDI [...]

FDDI Managem ent 5-20 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ranslatio n Settings[...]

6-1 Chapter 6 A TM Configuration Viewing conne ction data; conf igur ing P er man ent Vir tual Circuits (PVCs); a dding and deleting conne ction ent ries The A TM interface pro vided by the DELHA-UA module provides the connectivity th at a llows you to merge A TM net work segmen ts w ith tradition al LAN technologies vi a the DLM6C-AA MultiSwitch 7[...]

A TM Conf igura tion 6-2 Acces sing the A TM Con nections Window Figure 6-1. The Curren t A TM Connections W indow The Cu rrent A TM Connec tion s windo w provides the foll owing in forma tion ab out the device’s A TM connections: Connection Data The Connectio n Data fields pr ovide the following information about each A TM interface available on[...]

Acces sing the A TM C onnect ions Wi ndow 6-3 A TM Confi guration Settings The Settings portio n of the window conta ins a list box which displays in formation about each of the curr ently configured PVCs, as well as the fields used to conf igur e new connec tions: I/F The device interface on which the PVC was configured . VPI Displays the V irtu a[...]

A TM Conf igura tion 6-4 Configu rin g Connecti ons Refresh Selec tin g the Refresh butto n re freshes the conn ection information displayed in the window . Configuring Connections Y ou can add a new connection o r delete an existing connection as described in the following s ections. Adding a New Connection T o configure ne w Permanent V irtual Ci[...]

Configu ring Con nections 6-5 A TM Confi guration Deleting a Connection T o delete an existing PVC: 1. In the con nections list box, click to sele ct the co nnection you wish to delete. 2. Click on the Del ete b utton. A c onfir matio n window will appear , listin g the parameters ass igned to the conn ection and aski ng you to v er ify that you wi[...]

A TM Conf igura tion 6-6 Configu rin g Connecti ons[...]

7-1 Chapter 7 W AN Configuration The DELH W -U A and i ts por t interface modul es; W AN r edundanc y; the W A N Logical View; changin g W AN Lo gical setti ngs The DELHW -UA W ide Area Networking (W AN) modular interface available for the DLE32-MA, D LE33-MA, and other MultiSwitch 700 modules provides LAN- to-W AN switching for th e MultiSwitch 70[...]

W AN Config uration 7-2 About t he DELH W -U A Port interfac e modules available for the D ELHW -UA include: DELDS-UI DDS is Dig ital Data Services , a digital netwo rk that supports data rates of 56 Kbps or 64Kbps. The DDS service provides user s with dedicated, two-way simultan eous tran smission capabilities operating at transfer rates up to 64 [...]

About the DELH W-U A 7-3 W AN C onfiguratio n throughput of up to 1.544 Mbps . T im e Division Multiplexing (TDM) allo ws for chann elizat ion of up to 24 links over a single ph ysi cal T1/F T1 interface. DEL TD-UI This port interface m odule provides both a T1 and DDS interface that allow s you to easily sw itch betw een the two interfaces by cha [...]

W AN Config uration 7-4 The W A N Logical V iew The W AN Logical Vie w The W AN Logical V iew window displays information about the in t erfaces that are part of your physical port. The windows are identical for T1 and Synchr onous ports. The number of e ntries is dependent on the type of p ort. The T1 port, f or example, will have 24 entries. T o [...]

The W AN Logical View 7-5 W AN C onfiguratio n Protocol Displays the acti ve Link Layer protocol. This field displays PPP ( Poi nt to Point), Frame Rela y , or Other . Compression Indicates whether data compr ession is activated or de-activated. MTU Displays the MTU (Maximum T ransfer Unit) for this interface. The MTU i s the larg est packet size t[...]

W AN Config uration 7-6 The W A N Logical V iew 3. After ma king your c hanges, click on OK to exit the window and sav e the chang es, or Cancel to e xi t the window with out saving the changes. Note that this win dow also displays the st ate of compression on the interface. After exiting the Logical Settings window , the W AN Logical V iew window [...]

Index-1 Index Symbol s % Load 3-3 % of T ot. Err ors 3-4 Numerics 802. 1D 2-64, 2-69 802.1Q 1-3 1D Tr unk 2- 64, 2- 6 9 1Q Tr unk 2- 64, 2- 6 9 Default VLAN 2-66 discard format 2-70 Egress List 2-64 Egress List Configuration 2-71 frame disca rd format 2-70 Hybrid 2-65, 2-7 0 Ingress List 2-63 Ingress List Co nf iguration 2-68 Port Disca rd 2-70 Por[...]

Index Index-2 Collision s 3-4 color codes 2-15, 2-86 color -coded port display 2-2, 2-78 command buttons 1-9 community names 4-7 in traps 4-7 Compression 7-5 Conce ntr a tor Conf igurati on window 5-3 Concentrat or M Ports 5-5 Concentrator Non -M Ports 5-5 Concentrator Perfor mance window 5-11 Connection Management 5-1, 5-5 Connecti on Poli cy wind[...]

Index-3 Index G Getting Help 1-10 Gigabit Ethernet 2-36 Global T echnical Assistance Center 1-11 gr ouping of virtual c onnecti ons 6-3 H Help butt on 1-9, 1- 10 Help Menu 2-10, 2-83 how rising a nd f a lling (RMON ) threshol ds work 4- 27 hyster esis 4-10, 4-27 I I/F Su mma ry 2-22 inter face performance st atistics 2-23 IEEE 802.1Q 1-3, 2-62 IF 7[...]

Index Index-4 P packet capture events 4-1 Packet T ype 3-3 Packets 3-3 Packets Received 2-27, 3-9 Packets T ransm itted 2-2 7, 3-9 Peak Switch Utiliza tion 2-6 0 peak values 3-3, 3-4 , 3-5, 3-6 Permanent V irtual Circuits (PVCs) 6-1 Physical Sta tus 2-23 PIC chip 2-19 Polling Int erval 4 -5 port assignm ent 2-68 Port Based VLAN 1-3 Port Menus 2-12,[...]

Index-5 Index T ransmit Queue Size 2-27, 3-9 T rap (RMON) 4-22 T -Re q. 5-4 T roubl eshoot ing 3-8 twisted ring 5-7 U Undersized 3-4 Unicas t 2-26, 3-8 unicas t 2-63 Unit Failed 2-46 Unit in test... 2-46 Unit OK 2- 46 UNK 2-85 Unknow n Protocol 2-27 , 3-8 Up T ime 2-80 UPS ID 2-45 UPS Uptime 2-45 UpT ime 2-4 Utilities M enu 2-10, 2-83 V VC MUX 802.[...]

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