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vii Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Using the SmartSwitch 7000 User Õs Guide................................................................ 1-3 Related Manuals ............................................................................................................ 1-4 Software Conventions .....................................................[...]

Contents viii Chapter 3 Statistics Accessing the Statistics W indow ................................................................................. 3-1 RMON Statistics ............................................................................................................ 3-2 V iewing T otal, Delta, and Accumulated Statistics.................[...]

1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction How to use this guide; related guides; software con v entions; getting help; Smar t Switch 7000 firmware v ersions W elcome to the SPECTRUM Element Manager for the SmartSwitch 7000 User Õ s Guide . W e have designed this guide to serve as a simple refer ence for using SPECTRUM Element Manager for the Smartswitch 7000 f[...]

Introduction 1-2 At the heart of each SmartSwitch 7000 hub is its 7X00 SmartSwitch Control Module, which supervises access to the switching backplane and performs all forwarding, Þltering, and connection management functions; a variety of NIM modules provide connectivity for FDDI, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and A TM networks. NIM modules currently a[...]

Using the Smar tSwitch 7000 User’ s Guide 1-3 Introduction differ ences, however , each device will be named separately , as necessary . Note, too, that the information displayed in many of the windows will differ slightly depending upon which type of device is being managed; however , only a single screen will be shown unless signiÞcant dif fer[...]

Introduction 1-4 Related Manuals Related Manuals The SmartSwitch 7000 user Õs guide is only part of a complete document set designed to provide compr ehensive information about the features available to you through SPECTRUM Element Manager . Other guides which supply important information related to managing the SmartSwitch 7000 include: Cabletron[...]

Software Con v entions 1-5 Introduction Figure 1-1. Sample W indow Showing Group Boxes Device Name Displays the user-deÞned name of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP User Õs Guide for details. IP Address Displays the deviceÕs IP (Internet Pr otocol) Address; this will be the IP address u[...]

Introduction 1-6 Softw are Conv entions Using the Mouse This document assumes you are using a W indows-compatible mouse with two buttons; if you are using a thr ee button mouse, you should ignore the operation of the middle button when following procedur es in this document. Procedur es within the SPECTRUM Element Manager document set refer to thes[...]

Getting Help 1-7 Introduction ¥ Dragging means to move the mouse pointer across the scr een while holding the mouse button down. It is often used for drag-and-drop operations to copy information from one window of the scr een into another , and to highlight editable text. Using Window Buttons The button that appears at the bottom of most windows a[...]

Introduction 1-8 Smar tSwitch 7000 Firmware Getting Help fr om the Cabletr on Systems Global Call Center If you need technical support related to SPECTRUM Element Manager , or if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions related to this manual or any of our products, please feel fr ee to contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center via o[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis Vie w Inf or mation displa yed in the Chassis View windo w; the logical chassis view; the Chassis Manager window; hub management functions The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis V iew window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current conÞguration of your SmartSwitch chassis via a graphical disp[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-2 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 1. In any map , list, or tree view , click the right mouse button once to select the SmartSwitch 7000 you wish to manage . 2. On the resulting menu, clic k to select Manage . Vie wing Chassis Inf ormation The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis V iew window ( Figure 2-2 , following page) pro[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-3 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Figure 2-2. SmartSwitch Chassis V iew W indows 7C03 MMA C Smar tSwitch 7C04-R W or kg roup Smar tSwitch 7C04 W or kg roup Smar tSwitch[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-4 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Fr ont P anel Inf ormation In addition to the main interface display , the Chassis V iew window provides the following device information: IP The Chassis V iew window title displays the deviceÕs IP (Internet Pr otocol) Address; this will be the IP address used to deÞne the devic[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-5 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Boot Prom The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the 7X00 Contr ol Module. Firmware The revision of device Þrmwar e stored in the 7X00 Contr ol ModuleÕs FLASH PROMs. Time The current time, in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, set in the 7X00 Contr ol ModuleÕs internal clock. Date The [...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-6 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Figure 2-3. SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis V iew Menu Structure The Device Menu From the Device Menu at the Chassis V iew window menu bar , you can access the following selections: ¥ Device T ype... , which displays a window containing a description of the device being modeled: 7C03 - [...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-7 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View ¥ I/F Summary , which lets you view statistics (displayed both graphically and numerically) for the trafÞc pr ocessed by each network interface on your device, and provides access to some SNMP MIB-II windows. See V iewing I/F Summary Information , page 2-15 , for details. ¥ A T[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-8 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation ¥ I/F T ype will display the port type of each port in the SmartSwitch chassis: Eth (ethernet-csmacd) or FDDI. For more information on the port display options available via this menu, see Selecting a Port Status V iew , page 2-10 . The FDDI Menu If your SmartSwitch 7000 has one [...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-9 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View The Board Men us The Board menu for the 7X00 Contr ol Module (always installed in slot 1) provides mostly bridging-related selections, many of which ar e also available from the Bridge Status window: ¥ Spanning T ree... , which allows you to set bridge parameters when it is opera[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-10 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation ¥ Statistics... , which launches the highest level of statistics currently available for the selected port. For standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports, RMON statistics will be displayed if the RMON Default MIB component is active; if it has been disabled, MIB-II interface sta[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-11 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View ¥ LIS (Listening) if the port is not adding information to the Þltering database. It is monitoring Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) traf Þc while preparing to move to the forwarding state. ¥ LRN (Learning) if the Forwarding database is being cr eated, or the Spanning T ree Al[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-12 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation generated during the last polling interval by devices connected to that port compared to the total number of valid packets pr ocessed by the port. I/F Mapping If you choose the I/F Mapping mode, the interface boxes will display the interface number (IfIndex) associated with each [...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-13 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View The Chassis Manager window , Figure 2-4 , is a r ead-only window that displays the MIBs and the MIB components Ñ and, therefor e, the functionality Ñ supported by the currently monitor ed device. T o view the Chassis Manager window: 1. Click on Help on the f ar r ight of the me[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-14 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Device T ype Choosing the Device T ype option on the Device menu brings up a window that describes the management device being modeled: Figure 2-5. Device T ype W indows Module T ype From the Boar d menus on the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis V iew window , you can view a description o[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-15 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Viewing I/F Summary Inf ormation The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the trafÞc pr ocessed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that br eaks down T ransmit an[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-16 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Description A text description of the interface: Host (for the 7X00 Controller ModuleÕs two backplane interfaces); FDDI , Ethernet (for both standard and Fast Ethernet fr ont panel interfaces), and AT M . Physical Status Displays the current physical status Ñ or operational sta[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-17 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View In Discards Packets received by the device interface that wer e discarded even though no err ors prevented them fr om being delivered to a higher layer pr otocol (e.g., to free up buffer space in the device). In Errors Packets received by the device interface that contained error[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-18 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Viewing Interface Detail The Interface Statistics window ( Figure 2-8 ) pr ovides detailed MIB-II interface statistical information Ñ including counts for both transmit and receive packets, and error and buf fering information Ñ for each individual port interface. Color-coded p[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-19 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View T ype Displays the interface type of the selected port: ethernet-csmacd, fddi, atm, or other . The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and r eceive statistics; note that the Þrst four statistics are also graphically displayed in the pie charts. Unicast Di[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-20 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation P ackets T ransmitted (T ransmit only) Displays the number of packets transmitted by this interface. Making Sense of Detail Statistics The statistics available in this window can give you an idea of how an interface is performing; by using the statistics in a few simple calculati[...]

Viewing Chassis Inf or mation 2-21 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Figure 2-9. The FDDI Statistics W indow The FDDI Statistics window contains the following Þelds: SMT # The index number of the SMT entity to which the statistics entries pertain. Frames/sec The current bandwidth, expr essed in terms of frames per second. KBytes/sec The current b[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-22 Viewing Chassis Inf or mation Figure 2-10. New T imer Interval W indow 2. Highlight the Hour , Minute , or Second field, and type in a ne w v alue. The allow able range is from 1 second to 23:59:59. Y ou can also highlight each field, and use the Up and Down scroll arro ws to increase or decrease the v alue[...]

Managing the Hub 2-23 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 3. In the te xt field, enter a valid MA C address in hexadecimal f or mat, then click OK . If you enter an in v alid address — that is, one not in he xadecimal xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx- f or mat — an error windo w will appear indicating that the selected address is inv alid. If the selected MAC[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-24 Managing the Hub Figure 2-12. Port ConÞguration Use the options in this window to select the desired mode: Standard Mode In Standard Mode, an interface can only either transmit or receive at any given time, and must wait for one activity to be completed before switching to the next activity (receive or trans[...]

Managing the Hub 2-25 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View T o access the Port ConÞguration W indow: 1. F rom the Chassis View , click to select the por t y ou wish to configure; the P or t Menu will displa y . 2. Drag down to Configuration , and release . The F ast Ether net P or t Configuration windo w , Figure 2-13 , will appear . Figure 2-13.[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-26 Managing the Hub The following information about the selected Fast Ethernet port is displayed: P or t T ype Displays the portÕs type: 100Base-TX RJ-45 (for built-in Fast Ethernet ports and the FE-100TX Fast Ethernet port module), 100Base-FX MMF SC Connector (for the FE-100-FX Fast Ethernet port module), or U[...]

Managing the Hub 2-27 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Duplex, and 10Base-T . Of the selected abilities, the highest mode mutually available will automatically be used. If there is no mode mutually advertised, no link will be achieved. If you have selected a speciÞc operational mode for your 100Base-TX port, the Advertised Abilities do not apply[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-28 Managing the Hub For a 100Base-FX port, the selection process is somewhat simpler; Auto Negotiation for these ports is not supported at this time, so you need only choose between 100Base-FX standard mode and 100Base-FX Full Duplex. However , you must still be sure that both link partners ar e set to the same [...]

Managing the Hub 2-29 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View changes to be completely initialized, par ticularly if the link par tners m ust negotiate or re-negotiate the mode; y ou may need to refresh the windo w a f ew times bef ore current operational data is displa yed. Configuring the COM P or ts Y ou can use the COM Port ConÞguration window ( F[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-30 Managing the Hub SLIP Select this option to use the selected COM port as a SLIP connection for out-of-band SNMP management via dir ect connection to a serial port on your network management workstation. Note that when you conÞgure the port as a SLIP connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Sp[...]

Managing the Hub 2-31 The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View Setting the Device Date and Time The Device menu provides the options that allow you to change the date and time stored in the deviceÕs internal clock: Edit Device T ime and Edit Device Date . T o edit the device time: 1. Click on De vice on the Chassis View window men u bar to access the De[...]

The Smar tSwitch 7000 Chassis View 2-32 Managing the Hub 3. Enter the new date in a mm/dd/yyyy f ormat, either by highlighting the field y ou wish to change and using the up and down arro w buttons , or by simply entering the new v alue in the appropriate field. 4. Click on OK to sa ve your changes , or on Cancel to cancel. Enabling and Disab lin[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Statistics Accessing interf ace statistics from the Chassis View; av ailable statistics windo ws Selecting the Statistics option from the port interface displays in the chassis view will launch the highest level of statistics available for the selected interface: if the interface supports RMON, the appropriate RMON Ethernet statistics[...]

Statistics 3-2 RMON Statistics RMON Statistics The RMON Ethernet Statistics window ( Figure 3-1 ) pr ovides a detailed statistical breakdown of traf Þc on the selected Ethernet network. Statistics are pr ovided in both numerical and graphic format, and include peak values and the date and time they occurred. The selected interface number and its d[...]

RMON Statistics 3-3 Statistics The column on the left side of the window displays the statistic name, total count, and percentage; the column on the right displays the peak value for each statistic, and the date and time that value occurred. Note that peak values ar e always Delta values; see V iewing T otal, Delta, and Accumulated Statistics , pag[...]

Statistics 3-4 RMON Statistics Prob lems CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment that had a non-integral number of bytes (alignment error) or a bad frame check sequence (Cyclic Redundancy Check, or CRC error). Fragments Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment that were undersized (less[...]

RMON Statistics 3-5 Statistics Frame Size (Bytes) Pac kets The Frame Size (Bytes) Packets Þelds indicate the number of packets (including error packets) pr ocessed by the network segment that were of the noted length, excluding framing bits but including frame check sequence bits. Packet sizes counted are: ¥6 4 ¥ 65-127 ¥ 128-255 ¥ 256-51 1 ¥[...]

Statistics 3-6 RMON Statistics T o choose T otal , Delta , or Accum : 1. Click on the T otal radio button; after the completion of the current polling cycle plus one complete polling cycle, the screen will displa y the total count of statistics processed since the entr y w as created or since the de vice was last initialized, whiche ver is most rec[...]

Interf ace Statistics 3-7 Statistics Adjust printer settings as requir ed, then click OK . (For mor e information on the appropriate printer settings, consult your Micr osoft Windows User Õ s Guide .) Interface Statistics The Interface (IF) Statistics window ( Figure 3-3 ) pr ovides MIB-II interface statistical information Ñ including counts for [...]

Statistics 3-8 Interf ace Statistics T ype Displays the interface type of the selected port: ethernet-csmacd, fddi, or atm. Note that there is no type distinction between Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and r eceive statistics; note that the Þrst four statistics are also graphically displ[...]

Interf ace Statistics 3-9 Statistics P ackets T ransmitted (T ransmit only) Displays the number of packets transmitted by this interface.[...]

Statistics 3-10 Interf ace Statistics[...]

4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Accessing the Basic and Adv anced Alar ms windo ws; creating a basic alar m; creating an advanced alar m; creating ev ents; assigning actions to ev ents; viewing the e vent log Through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supported by your SmartSwitch 7000, you can conÞgure alarms and events (and, wher e approp[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-2 Basic Alar m Configur ation Using the Advanced Alarms feature, you can deÞne custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMON object, as long as it is present in the device Þrmwar e and its value is deÞned as an integer (including counters, timeticks, and gauges). All aspects of these alarms are user -selectable: threshold[...]

Basic Alar m Configur ation 4-3 Alar m Configur ation Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Windo w T o access the RMON Basic Alarm ConÞguration window: 1. F rom the Chassis View , click on the appropriate por t interface to displa y the P or t menu. 2. Drag down to Alarm Configuration , and release. The RMON Basic Alar m Configuration wind[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-4 Basic Alar m Configur ation When the window is Þrst launched, no interfaces will be selected, and the , , and buttons will be grayed out: and will activate when an interface is selected; will activate when an interface which has experienced an alarm event is selected. The presence of an event log is indicated by the dou[...]

Basic Alar m Configur ation 4-5 Alar m Configur ation IF T ype Displays each interfaceÕs 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 current status of the selected alarm type for each interface: Enabled or Disabled. Remember , this status ref[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-6 Basic Alar m Configur ation The remainder of the window Þelds pr ovide the means for conÞguring alarms for each available interface. Note that the information provided in this scr een is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on Refresh . Adding or modifying an alarm automatically updates the list.[...]

Basic Alar m Configur ation 4-7 Alar m Configur ation 5. Any v alue you enter in the Community field will be included in an y trap messages issued by y our Smar tSwitch 7000 in response to the alar m(s) y ou are configuring; this value is also used to direct tr aps related to this alar m to the appropriate management workstation(s): a. If y ou [...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-8 Basic Alar m Configur ation F or more information on how actions are triggered, see How Rising and Falling Thresholds W ork , page 4-26 . 8. Click in the F alling Threshold field; enter the low threshold v alue f or this alar m. Remember , compared v alues are alwa ys relativ e, or delta v alues (the diff erence between[...]

Basic Alar m Configur ation 4-9 Alar m Configur ation T o disable an alarm: 1. In the top of the window , click to select the v ariable f or which you wish to disable an alarm: Kilobits , T otal Error s , or Br oadcast/Multicast . 2. In the list bo x display , click to highlight the interf ace(s) for which y ou wish to disable the selected alarm [...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-10 Adv anced Alar m Configuration Index This index number uniquely identiÞes each occurr ence of a rising or falling event. Note that, since the alarm whose log is displayed in Figure 4-2 experienced both rising and falling alarms, there ar e two sets of event indices: one which identiÞes each instance of the rising alar[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-11 Alar m Configur ation Figure 4-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm/Event List W indow The top portion of the window displays the usual device information boxes; the remainder of the window contains the Alarms W atch and Events W atch lists, and the command buttons that allow you to create, edit, and delete entries in th[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-12 Adv anced Alar m Configuration Interval Indicates the amount of time, in seconds, over which the selected variable will be sampled. At the end of the interval, the sample value is compared to both the rising and falling thresholds conÞgur ed for the alarm. Sample Indicates whether the sample value to be compared to the[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-13 Alar m Configur ation Index numbers are permanently assigned to their associated events; however , numbers made available by the deletion of existing events can be assigned to new events, as needed. Note that indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and unavailable. LastT ime Indicates the last time this event was tri[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-14 Adv anced Alar m Configuration T o conÞgure an alarm: 1. If y ou wish to modify an existing alarm or create a ne w alarm based on the parameters of an e xisting one, be sure the alar m of interest is highlighted in the Alar ms W atch list, then click on at the top of the Alar ms W atch por tion of the RMON Adv anced Al[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-15 Alar m Configur ation value pro vided is SPEL — <IP address> <(hostname)> <date> <time>, where <IP address> and <(hostname)> ref er to the workstation that created the alar m and <date> and <time> reflect the date and time of the alarm’ s creation. 3. If y ou[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-16 Adv anced Alar m Configuration Almost any RMON or MIB-II object can be used as an alarm variable as long as it is resident in the de vice fir mw are and its value is defined as an integer (including counters, timetic ks, and gauges). If you select an inv alid object (i.e ., one whose v alue is not an integer), the mes[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-17 Alar m Configur ation Be sure you define y our instance values carefully; if you neglect to set the instance correctly , y ou will receiv e the “Set failed; ensure v ariable is readab le” error message when you clic k to set your alar m. NO TE If you wish to set an alarm on an object whose instance is non-[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-18 Adv anced Alar m Configuration 6. In the Alarm Interval field, enter the amount of time o ver which the selected v ar iab le will be sampled. At the end of the inter v al, the sample value will be compared to both the rising and falling thresholds . There is no practical limit to the size of the interval (as the maximu[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-19 Alar m Configur ation 13. Click to set your changes . If you hav e made an y errors in configuring alar m par ameters (using an inv alid value in any field, lea ving a field blank, or selecting an alar m v ar iab le which is not resident on the de vice), an error window with the appropriate message will appe[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-20 Adv anced Alar m Configuration T o conÞgure an event: 1. If y ou wish to modify an e xisting e vent or create a ne w ev ent based on the parameters of an e xisting one, be sure the ev ent of interest is highlighted in the Events W atch list, then clic k on at the top of the Ev ents W atch por tion of the RMON Advanced [...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-21 Alar m Configur ation If y ou wish to modify an existing event , enter the appropr iate inde x value , or double-clic k on the ev ent of interest in the Events W atch list (in the main Alarm/Event window). 3. Click in the Description te xt box to enter an y te xt description you want to identify the e vent. Thi[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-22 Adv anced Alar m Configuration 6. Use the options in the Event T ype field to define how this e vent will respond when an associated threshold is crossed: a. Select the Log option to create a silent log of e vent occurrences and the alar ms that triggered them. Each e v ent’ s log can be vie w ed b y clic king on at[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-23 Alar m Configur ation Adding Actions to an Event For devices which support the proprietary Actions MIB, selecting the button in the Create/Edit Events window opens the Cr eate/Edit Actions window ( Figure 4-6 ), which allows you to deÞne an SNMP SET or series of SET s that will be performed automatically when [...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-24 Adv anced Alar m Configuration 3. The Description field is not currently editable; future releases of SPECTR UM Element Manager will allow y ou to assign a descriptive label to each set of actions. 4. T o select the V ariable whose v alue you wish to SET , use the MIBT ree panel provided on the right side of the window[...]

Adv anced Alar m Configuration 4-25 Alar m Configur ation Deleting an Alarm, Event, or Action T o delete an alarm, event, or action: 1. In the appropriate window , highlight the alar m, e vent, or action y ou wish to remov e. 2. Click on Delete to remo v e. A window will appear asking y ou to confir m y our selection; click on OK to delete, or o[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-26 How Rising and F alling Thresholds W or k The top portion of the window contains the device information boxes, as well as the event index number and the event description; the log itself includes the following Þelds: Index This index number is not the eventÕ s index, but a separate index that uniquely identiÞes this o[...]

How Rising and F alling Thresholds W or k 4-27 Alar m Configur ation Figure 4-8. Sample Rising and Falling Threshold Pairs TIP The current version of the Basic Alarms window only allows you to conÞgur e a single pair of thresholds for each alarm variable on each interface; be sur e to keep this hysteresis function in mind when conÞguring those t[...]

Alar m Configur ation 4-28 How Rising and F alling Thresholds W or k[...]

5-1 Chapter 5 FDDI Mana g ement Concentrator configuration; connection policy; station list; concentrator performance The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view the SmartSwitch 7000Õs FDDI conÞguration, connection policy , station list, and performance with r espect to Station Management (SMT) entities present on any installed 7F06-02 Network[...]

FDDI Management 5-2 Configuration ¥ Station List Ñ W ith this window you can see the conÞguration of the ring on which the SMT entity resides, including number of nodes, node addr esses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and current ring topology . ¥ Performance Ñ This window lets you view the number of frames transmitted and received on t[...]

Configuration 5-3 FDDI Management Figure 5-2. The Concentrator ConÞguration W indow MA C State This Þeld indicates the current state of the selecting ringÕs MAC component. (The RMT component of SMT monitors MAC operation and takes actions necessary to aid in achieving an operational ring.) Possible states are: Not A vailable There is no MAC on [...]

FDDI Management 5-4 Configuration condition causes ring initialization to fail after the claim and beacon recovery pr ocess. Like Non-Op-Dup, this state will not occur unless you are using locally-administered addr esses. Directed The beacon process did not complete within 7 seconds. The selected SMT has directed the contr olled MAC to send beacon[...]

Configuration 5-5 FDDI Management ¥ If both TTR T value and source addr ess length are equal, the frame with the highest address has pr ecedence. The 7F06-02 is shipped with a default T -Req of 6 msec. T -Req is stored within the MIB in units of nanoseconds (one billionth of a second) rather than milliseconds (one thousandth of a second); SPECTRU[...]

FDDI Management 5-6 Connection P olicy ¥ Not A vailable means that there is no MAC on the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity . Again, this state will not occur for the 7F06-02. ¥ Unknown means that device Þrmware cannot determine the MAC path. ¥ ? indicates that SPECTRUM Element Manager cannot determine the MAC path for the selec[...]

Connection P olicy 5-7 FDDI Management The following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V — v alid connection X — illegal connection U — undesirab le (but legal) connection; this requires that SMT is notified. P — v alid, but when both A and B are connected to M por ts (a dual-homing configuration), only the B connection is used.[...]

FDDI Management 5-8 Connection P olicy TIP Y ou can use any SNMP Set Request or MIB tool to edit the Connection Policy for your device by setting the fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy MIB OID (part of the MIBII FDDI T ransmission MIB (RFC1512). fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy is simply a 16-bit integer value (ranging from 32768 to 65535) that corr esponds to t[...]

Station List 5-9 FDDI Management Station List The Station List illustrates the conÞguration of the ring associated with the currently selected SMT entity , including number of nodes on the ring, node addresses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and ring topology . Figure 5-4. The Station List W indow The Station List provides the following info[...]

FDDI Management 5-10 Station List Stations P anel The Stations Panel displays a list of the stations on the ring to which the selected SMT is connected, in ring sequence from the MAC, along with each stationÕs node class and current topology . Note that the information displayed in the Station List is static once the window is opened; for updated [...]

P erformance 5-11 FDDI Management P erf ormance The Concentrator Performance window , Figure 5-5 , pr ovides graphical and numeric performance statistics for the selected SMT entity , including: ¥ T ransmit Frames ¥ Receive Frames ¥ Frame Errors ¥ Lost Frames ¥ Ring Ops Figure 5-5. Concentrator Performance W indow Statistics are displayed in t[...]

FDDI Management 5-12 P erformance A vailable statistics are: T ransmit Frames The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Receive Frames The number of frames received by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Frame Error s The number of error frames detected by the MAC associa[...]

6-1 Chapter 6 A TM Configuration Viewing connection data; configur ing P er manent Vir tual Circuits (PVCs); adding and deleting connection entries The A TM interface provided by the 7A06-01 NIM module provides the connectivity that allows you to merge A TM network segments with traditional LAN technologies via the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis backpl[...]

A TM Configuration 6-2 Accessing the A TM Connections Windo w Figure 6-1. The Current A TM Connections W indow The Current A TM Connections window provides the following information about the deviceÕs A TM connections: Connection Data The Connection Data Þelds provide the following information about each A TM interface available on the device: I[...]

Accessing the A TM Connections Windo w 6-3 A TM Configuration Settings The Settings portion of the window contains a list box which displays information about each of the currently conÞgur ed PVCs, as well as the Þelds used to conÞgure new connections: I/F The device interface on which the PVC was conÞgured. Note that interfaces installed in a[...]

A TM Configuration 6-4 Configuring Connections Status Displays the current administrative status of the connection: enabled or disabled. In current versions of Þrmware, all connections ar e enabled by default, and cannot be disabled. UpT ime The length of time the selected connection has been enabled. Selecting the Add button either adds a new c[...]

Configuring Connections 6-5 A TM Configuration 4. In the Encapsulation T ype field, click on the do wn arrow located to the right of the field, and drag do wn to select the desired encapsulation type. Current v ersions of 7A06-01 fir mw are use 802.3 VC-based multiple xing f or br idging protocols (designated VC MUX 802.3 Br idged); future ver[...]

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Inde x-1 Index Symbols % Load 3-3 % of T ot. Errors 3-4 Numerics 7C0x SmartSwitch family 1-1 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch 1-1 7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch 1-1 7C04-R Workgroup SmartSwitch 1-1 NIM modules 1-2 A Absolute V alue 4-2, 4-12, 4-18, 5-11 Accessing The Rmon Alarm/event List 4-10 Accessing The Statistics W indow 3-1 Accum 3-6 Actions MIB 4-22 Addres[...]

Inde x Inde x-2 name 1-5 time 2-32 type 2-14 Directed 5-4 Discarded packets 2-19, 3-8 Drop Events 3-3 Dual-homing 5-7 Duplex Mode 2-24 E Encapsulation T ype 6-3 Event (RMON) 4-1 Event Index 4-12 Event Log (RMON) 4-13 Event T ype (RMON) 4-22 Events W atch 4-11, 4-12 F Falling action 4-5, 4-8 alarm threshold 4-1, 4-2 threshold 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-12, 4-[...]

Inde x-3 Inde x Not A vailable 5-3 Number of MACs 5-5 Number of Nodes 5-9 O OFF 2-11 OK button 1-7 ON 2-11 Oversized 3-4 Owner (RMON) 4-14, 4-21 P Packet Capture events 4-1 Packet 3-3 received 2-19, 3-8 transmitted 2-20, 3-9 type 3-3 Peak V alues 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6 Permanent V irtual Circuits (PVCs) 6-1 Physical Status 2-16 Polling Interval 4-5 Por[...]

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