Enterasys Networks Matrix E7 manual

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    SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 Modules User ’ s Guide[...]

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    i Notice Enterasy s reserves the right to make ch anges in spe cific ations and other informat ion cont ained in thi s documen t without prior notice. Th e reader should in all cases consult En terasys to determine whether any such changes have be en m ade. The hardware, firmware, or software described in th is manual is subject to ch ange without [...]

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    ii Restricted Right s Notice (Applicable to license s to the United States Government only .) 1. Use, dupli cation, or d isclosure by the Governm ent is sub ject to restri ctions as s et forth i n subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of th e Rights in T echnical Data and Computer Software clause at DF ARS 252.227-7013. Enterasy s, Inc., 35 Industri al W ay , [...]

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    iv Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the SmartSwitch 600 0 and Matrix E7 Us er ’ s Guide ............ ........... ................. ..... 1-5 Related Manuals ............... ........... ................. ........... ................. ................. ........... ........... 1- 7 Getting Help ................ ................. ........... ...[...]

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    Contents v Using an Uninterr uptable Power Supply (UPS) .................. ........... ................. ....... 2-51 Accessing the UPS W indow ....... ........... ................. ................. ........... ............. 2-51 Setting the UPS ID ..................... ................. ........... ................. ................. ....... 2-53[...]

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    vi Contents Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration About RMON Alarms and Ev ents .......... ................. ............ ................ ............ ................ 4-1 Basic Alarm Con figuration ........................... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... 4-2 Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration W indow ......[...]

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    Contents vii Chapter 6 FDDI Management V iewing FDDI Information ....................... ..... ...... ...... ........... ...... ..... ...... ........... ...... ..... .... 6-1 Configuration .............. ........... ................. ................. ............ ................ ............ ......... 6-3 Connection Policy .......................[...]

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    1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction About the SmartSwi tch 6000 a nd Matrix E 7 famili es; how to use this guide; rela ted guides ; getting help. W elcome to the E lem ent Manager for th e SmartSwitch 6 000 and Matrix E7 Modules User ’ s Guide . This guide is a reference for using NetSight Element Manager f or the SmartSwi tch 6000 and Matrix E7 product s[...]

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    Introductio n 1-2 The SmartS witch 6000 an d Matrix E7 mo dules inclu de: •T h e 6E122 -26 and 6E123 -26 Smart Switch mod ules each pr ovide 24 fixed 10B ase-T switch ports (via RJ45 connectors on the 6 E122; RJ21 T elco connectors on t he 6E123) and two slots for optional FE-100xx Fast Ethernet Port Interface Modules (FEPIMs). Several Fast Ether[...]

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    1-3 Introductio n - The HSIM -W87 is a W ide Area Network (W AN) HSIM that provides LAN to W AN connectivity for any SmartSwitch that supports high-speed interface modules (HSIMs). The HSIM-W87 has a DS3 interface (T3 ), pr ovidin g up to 28 separate DS1 connections (T1). R efer to Chapter 8, HSIM-W87 Confi guratio n , for inform ation on configu r[...]

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    Introductio n 1-4 •T h e 6H123- 50 Sm artSwitch modu le is a 48 p ort MicroLAN 10 /100 Mbps Et hernet module (4 separ ately repeated MicroLANs of 12 ports each, via f our RJ21 T elco connecto rs). The 6H12 3-50 als o provide s two FEP IM slots for uplin ks. •T h e 6H133- 37 Sm artSwitch modu le is a 36 port MicroLAN 10/1 00 Mbps Ether net modul[...]

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    Using the SmartSw itch 6000 and Matrix E7 User ’ s Guide 1-5 Introductio n •T h e 6M146- 04 Smart Switch carrier mod ule provides t wo FEPIM slot s and two HSIM slots. Each of these Sm artSwitch modules provide key mission-critical featur es such as redundant links f or load sharing, alar m thresholding, bro adcast storm control, port redirecti[...]

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    Introductio n 1-6 Usin g the SmartS witch 600 0 and Matr ix E7 User ’s Guide Chapte r 1, Introduction , provides a l ist of r elated documentati on and sh ows you ho w to contact the En terasys Global Call C enter . It also briefly describes the S martSwitch 60 00 and Matrix E7 modules and 6C10 5/6C107 chas sis. Chapte r 2, The Device V iew , des[...]

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    Related Ma nuals 1-7 Introductio n Related Manuals The SmartSwitch 6 000 and Matrix E7 U ser ’ s Guid e is only p art of a complete doc ument set designed to provide com prehensive information abo ut the features available to you throug h NetSight El ement Manag er . Other gui des which in clude im portan t informati on related to managing the Sm[...]

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    Introductio n 1-8 Getting Help From the Help menu accessed from the Device V iew window menu bar , you can access on-line Help specific to the Device V iew window , as well as bring up the Chassis Manager window for reference. Refer to Chapter 2, The Device View , fo r information on the Device V iew and Chassis Manager windows. Accessing On-line D[...]

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    Getting H elp 1-9 Introductio n 7HOHSKRQH KRXUVDGD GDVDHDU  )D[  (OHFWURQLF0DLO V XSSRUW#HQWHUDVVFRP 0DLOLQJ$GGUHVV  (QWHUDVV1HWZRUNV,QF 7HFKQLFDO6XSSRUW ,QGXVWUL[...]

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    Introductio n 1-10 Getting Help[...]

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    2-1 Chapter 2 The Device V iew Informati on display ed in the D evice View; t he logical Device View; the C hassis Manager win dow; chassi s man agement fun ctions The Device V iew displays the cu rrent conf iguratio n of your Smar tSwitch 6 000 or Matr ix E7 module via a graphical representation of the module’ s front panel. T he Device V iew se[...]

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    The Device View 2-2 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Figur e 2-1. The Management Se lection W indow In the Mana gement Selection wi ndow , click to s elect De vice View , an d click the OK button. The Devic e View window , Figu re 2-2 , wil l appear . V iewing Device Inform ation The Device V i ew ( Figu re 2-2 ) provides a g raph ic representation of [...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-3 The De vice View Figure 2-2. The Device V iew W indow By clicking in des ign ated areas of the chassis graphical d isp lay (as detailed later in this chapter), or b y using the menu bar at the top of th e Device V iew window , you can access all of the menus that lead to more detailed windows. TIP When you move the [...]

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    The Device View 2-4 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Gener al Devi ce Info rmation In addition to the main interface display , t he Device V iew window provides the following device information: IP The Device V iew window title d isplays th e device’ s IP (Int ernet Pr otocol) Addr ess; this will be the SmartSwitch 6000 o r Matrix E7 module IP addres[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-5 The De vice View Port St atus Indicates the port status display selection cu rrently in ef fect. The default port status v iew is brid ge status; if you have not changed the port st atus sel ection si nce launching the Device V iew , this field will display Default . For more infor mation about changin g the port st[...]

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    The Device View 2-6 Viewing Devic e Informa tion 6C105/6C 107 and i ts instal led modul es is sp lit 50/50 between th e supplies (+/- 5% ). The Power Redu ndancy field displays whether or not t he chassis is currentl y configured for load sharing and power redundancy . Possible values are: • A vailable (Green) — T wo 6C 205-01 or 6C207-01 power[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-7 The De vice View Menu S tructure By clicking on var ious areas of the Device V iew display , you can access menu s with device-, module-, and port-level options, as well as utility applicat ions which apply to the device. The following illustrati on displays the menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to a[...]

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    The Device View 2-8 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Figure 2-3. Device V iew Menu S tructure For the Device m enu: • T he FDDI St a t i s t i c s option will appe ar if yo u have an HSIM -F6 modul e installed. • T he AT M Connections o ption will a ppear if you have an HSIM -A6DP modul e installed. • T he VLAN option will app ear if your dev ice[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-9 The De vice View The Device Menu From the Device menu at the Device V iew menu bar , you can access the f ollowing selections: • Device T ype displays a windo w containing a descript ion of the device being modeled. See Device T ype , on pag e 2-26 , for details. • Device Find Source Address enables you to deter[...]

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    The Device View 2-10 Viewing Devic e Informa tion • Com Port Config uration allows you to con figure the settings of th e COM p orts on the SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7 module; see Configurin g the COM Port , on page 2- 36 , for details. • Broadcast Su ppression allows you to set a threshol d on t he number of broadcast packets issued fro m e[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-1 1 The De vice View • Errors allows you to display the number of errors detected by each interface, since the last reset, expressed as a percentage of the total number of valid packets processed by the interface. • I/F Mapping will display the interface ifIndex associated with each port on your SmartSwitch 6000 o[...]

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    The Device View 2-12 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The FDDI Menu If your SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7 h a s an installed HSIM-F6, the FDDI menu will appear on the Device V iew menu bar , with the following optio ns: • Configuration • Connection Policy •S t a t i o n L i s t • Performance • Frame T ransl ation Refer to Ch apter 6, FDDI Ma[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-13 The De vice View • Brid ge S t atus opens a window that pro vides an ov erview of bri dging info rmation for each port, and allows you to access all other bridge-related options. Refer to the Bridgi ng chap ter in the Element Manager To o l s G u i d e for more inform ation. • Broadcast Su ppression allows you [...]

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    The Device View 2-14 Viewing Devic e Informa tion • Source Addressing all ows you to view the source MAC addresses communicating through the currently selected interface. • HSIM W87 Confi g (T3) allows you to configure a T 3 interface for an in stalled HSIM-W87; see Chapter 8, HSIM- W87 Configura tion , for details. • I/F S t a tistics launch[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-15 The De vice View Statu s Y ou can view fo ur port status catego ries, as follows: • Brid ge — FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, or BR K • Bridge Mapping — the instance of the physical interface associated with a bridge port • Admin — ON or OFF • Operator — ON or OFF If you ha ve selected the Bridge status mo[...]

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    The Device View 2-16 Viewing Devic e Informa tion If you ha ve selected the Operator status mode, a port is con sidered: • ON if the port is current ly forwarding packets. • OFF if the port is not curr ently forwarding packets. Note that the Operator status provides the actual st atus of th e port; depending on the circumstances, this may o r m[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-17 The De vice View Load If you ch oose Load , the port text b oxes will disp lay the percentage of netwo rk load processed by each port d uring the last polling interval. This per centage reflects the network load g enerated by devices con nected to the port compared to the theoretical maximum load (10, 100, 155.5 , [...]

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    The Device View 2-18 Viewing Devic e Informa tion If you ha ve selected the Link status mode, a port is considered: • LNK (Linked) when a val id link has bee n esta blished bet ween t he port and the devi ce at the other end of th e segment. • NLK (Not Linked) when the port is on, bu t there is no phys ical link to the po rt or the device at th[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-19 The De vice View The port status boxes will display the percentage for each active port that represents what portion of that po rt’ s total traffic is of the specific type ( Errors or F rame Sizes ) that you selected. Select one of the Err ors op tions to see what percentage of the total p ackets received by each[...]

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    The Device View 2-20 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The Chassis Backpl ane V iew By defaul t, the De vice V iew window displa ys the Logical V iew of the 6C 105/6C1 07 Chassis and an installed SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module. The Logical V iew provides port status information and access to device-, mod ule-, and port-level menu s, as described a[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-21 The De vice View Figure 2-4. The Backplane V iew From the Ba ckplane Vi e w you can d ispla y the devi ce interfac es with respect t o their bridgi ng status or th eir MIB II Interfac e status. The curr ently sel ected Port Disp lay Form is show n in th e la bel above the interfac es. Below the Port Displ ay Form l[...]

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    The Device View 2-22 Viewing Devic e Informa tion SmartS wit ch 6000 cha ssis : The backplane co nnections are indexed 1– 5, where 1 indicates the connection to first slot in the chassis and 5 indicates the connectio n to the last slot. Matrix E7 chas sis : The backplane con nections are indexed 1– 7, where 1 indicates the connection to f irst [...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-23 The De vice View ON (Green) The backplane in terface is operational (up) and administratively enabled. Lin k status is linked, or not applicable to the interface. ON (Y el low) The backplane interface is ope rational (up) and administratively enabled; ho wever , the interface link status is Not Linked (NLK). OFF (B[...]

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    The Device View 2-24 Viewing Devic e Informa tion T o view the Chassis Manager window: 1. Click o n Help on the f ar right of the menu ba r at the to p of the Dev ice View window . 2. Click o n MIBs Supported . Figur e 2-5. The Chassis Manager W indow The Module Information Window The Module Inform ation window ( Figure 2-6 ) di splays system infor[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-25 The De vice View 2. Click o n Modu le In form ati on . The Module In formation window , Figure 2-6 , will appear . Figure 2-6. The Module Infor mation W indow Firmwar e V ersio n The system description of the module, includ ing its firmware revision n umber . Boot Prom The revisi on of boot PR OM firmware in the mo[...]

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    The Device View 2-26 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Device T ype Choosi ng the Device T ype option on the Device menu brings u p a window th at describes the manage ment device bein g modeled. Figure 2-7. Exampl e Device T ype W indows Module T ype From the Mo dule menus on the Device V iew window , you can view a descrip tion of t he Module t ypes i[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-27 The De vice View Figure 2-9. Sample Inter face Description W indows V iewing I/F Sum mary In formation The I/F Summ ary menu optio n available from the Device menu lets you view st atistics for the traf fic processed by each network in terface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics[...]

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    The Device View 2-28 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The I/F Summary wind ow provides a variety of descrip tive information abou t each interface on your d evice, as well as statistics which display each interface’ s performance. The following descriptive info rmation is provided for eac h interface: Index The index valu e assigned to each interface[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-29 The De vice View Raw Count s The total count of network traffic r eceived or transmitted on the indicated interface since device counters were last reset. Raw counts are provided for the fo llowing parameters: In Octets Octets received on the interfac e, including framing characters. In Packets Packets (both u nica[...]

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    The Device View 2-30 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Rate The count for the selected statistic during the last poll interval. The available parameters are the same as those prov ided for Raw Counts. Refer to the Raw Counts section, page 2- 29 , for a com plete description of each p arameter . Viewing Interface Detail The Interface S tatistics window ([...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-31 The De vice View Three information al fields appear in the up per portion of the wind ow: Description Displays the interface description for the cur rently selected interf ace (e.g. , Enterasys Enet Port, Enterasys Fast En et Port, FDDI, A TM, or Enterasys Backplane Port). Address Displays the MAC (physical) addres[...]

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    The Device View 2-32 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Unknown Protocol (Receiv ed only) Displays the number of pack ets received wh ich were discar ded because they were cr eated under an u nknown o r unsupport ed pro tocol. Packets Received (Recei ved only) Displays the number of pack ets received by the selected interface. T ransmit Qu eue Size (T ra[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-33 The De vice View When you select the Device Find Source Address option, the device’ s 802.1d Filterin g database is searche d for the specified MAC address. If it is found, the Compo nen t field will display the valu e “Bridge” indicating th at th e address was found on a bridging interface, and the Port Inst[...]

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    The Device View 2-34 Viewing Devic e Informa tion T o use the Device Fi nd Source Addr ess windo w: 1. In the Address Mode field, se lect the forma t of the Source Addre ss you wish to find, ei ther MAC or C anonical . 2. In the Enter A ddress text box, enter the So urce Addres s you wis h to find in the appro priate XX-XX-XX -XX-XX-XX format. 3. C[...]

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    Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-35 The De vice View 1. Click o n Device in the Devic e View menu bar . 2. Clic k to sele ct Devi ce Find Source Address . The De vice Find Source Addres s window, as shown in Figure 2- 12 , will appear . Figure 2-13. Device Find Source Addr ess W indow The Device Fi nd Source Ad dress win dow disp lays th e follow ing[...]

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    The Device View 2-36 Manag ing the Mo dule 3. C l ick on t h e Find I t! button. A “ Processing Request ” mes sage will app ear in the status ba r at the bo ttom of the wi ndow . If the specified MAC address is located , a list of the interface(s) thro ugh which the given address is communicating will appear in the list box. A status message at[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-37 The De vice View available from the Dev ice V iew Port menus (except on Ethernet Micro LAN modules where they are ava ilable from the Bridg e Port menu); the COM Port option is available from th e Device menu. No te that no configur ation o ption curren tly exis ts for A TM ports. Configuring S t andard Ethernet and FDDI P[...]

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    The Device View 2-38 Manag ing the Mo dule Use the options in this win dow to select the desired mode: S t andard Mo de In Stand ard Mode, an interface can only either transmit or receive at any given time, and must wait for one activity to be completed befo re switching to the next activity (receive o r transmit). In this mod e, s tandar d wire s [...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-39 The De vice View Configuring Fast Ethernet Port s on First Generation Modules The Fast Et hernet Conf iguration window avail able for Fas t Ethernet por ts on fir st generation modules (e. g., 6H122- xx an d 6H128-08) al lows you to both view and set t hose ports’ available modes. All 1 00Base-TX Fast Ethernet ports can [...]

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    The Device View 2-40 Manag ing the Mo dule Figur e 2-15. The Fast Ethern et Po rt Config uration W indow From this window you can manually s et the oper ational mo de of the port , or — for 100Base-TX interfaces — set the port to Au to-Negotiation so that the app ropriate operational mode can be d etermined automatically . The mode you set will[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-41 The De vice View The window displays the following i nformatio n about th e selected Fas t Ethernet po rt: Por t T ype Displays the port’ s type: 100Base-TX RJ-45 (for bu ilt-in Fast Ethernet ports and th e FE-100TX Fas t Ethernet port module ), 100Base -FX MMF SC Co nnector (for t he FE-100F X Fast Eth ernet port m odul[...]

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    The Device View 2-42 Manag ing the Mo dule During Auto-Negotiation, each of the link partners will advertise all selected modes in descendi ng bandwid th order: 1 00Base-TX Full Dupl ex, 100Base-T X, 10Bas e-T Full Duplex, and 1 0Base-T . Of the selected abilities, the highest mode mutually available will automatically be used. If there is no mode [...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-43 The De vice View For a 100Base-FX port, the selection process is somewhat simpler; Auto-Nego tiation for these ports is not supported at this time, so you n eed only choose between 10 0Base-FX standard mo de and 100B ase-FX Full Dup lex. However , you mu st still b e sure that both link partners are set to the sam e operat[...]

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    The Device View 2-44 Manag ing the Mo dule 3. C lick on th e Apply button to s ave your cha nges. Clic k on the Refresh butto n to displ ay the new se ttings. Not e that i t may take a fe w minutes for mode chang es to be co mpletel y initia lized, part icular ly if the link partne rs must negotiate or re-neg otiate the m ode; you m ay need to refr[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-45 The De vice View Figure 2-16. The Ethernet Configu ration W indow From this window you can manually s et the oper ational mo de of the p ort, or — for 100Base-TX and 10 00Base-SX/LX/CX interfaces — set the port to Auto Negotiate so that the appropriate operation al mode can be d etermined automatically . The mode you s[...]

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    The Device View 2-46 Manag ing the Mo dule FE-100F X Fast Ether net port mod ule), 1000 Base-SX/LX/C X (for the VHSI M-G6 Gigabit Ethernet p ort module) , or Unknown ( for a port slot with no module i nstalled). Link St ate Displays t he current conn ection st atus of the sel ected port : Link or No Link. Remote Auto Signal Indicates whether the op[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-47 The De vice View Duplex This field specifies Half Duplex or Full Duplex m ode for the po rt. Flow Control Flow control allows Ethernet devi ces to notify attached devices that co ngestion is occurring and that the send ing device s hould sto p transmitting until th e congestion can be cleared. There are two commonly used m[...]

  • Page 67

    The Device View 2-48 Manag ing the Mo dule T o set your des ired operatio nal mode: 1. Click o n the Speed, Duple x, or Flow C on t ro l list box to display the menu o f availab le option s; click to select the operatio nal mode you wish to s et. 2. Click o n the Apply button to s ave your chan ges. Auto Negotiation T echnologies For ports which ha[...]

  • Page 68

    Managing the Mod ule 2-49 The De vice View Auto Negotiate T echnology This colu mn list s pos sible oper atio nal m odes . Setting Advertised Abilitie s for Auto Negotiation Y ou can determine which operational m ode supported by the local po rt will be advertised to the negotiating link partner . Of th e advertised modes, the highes t mod e mutu a[...]

  • Page 69

    The Device View 2-50 Manag ing the Mo dule Y ou can use the COM Port Configur ation window to set the follo win g operating parameters: COM Port Admin Use this field to administratively enable or disable the COM port. COM Port Function Use this field to select the func tion for which you wish to us e the C OM port: LM Local Management: select this [...]

  • Page 70

    Managing the Mod ule 2-51 The De vice View T o change the configuration of the selected COM port: 1. Click o n the arrow t o the rig ht of each field. 2. Drag down to select the desire d setting, the n releas e. 3. Click o n the Apply button to s ave your chan ges. Using a n Uninter rupt able Pow er Sup ply (UPS) Y our SmartSwitch 6 000 or Mat rix [...]

  • Page 71

    The Device View 2-52 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-18. The UPS W indow UPS ID Displays the manufacturer and m odel typecode of the UPS attached to th e COM port of the SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7. Y ou must assign this typeco de for the UPS window to be active. (See Set ting t he UPS ID , on page 2-53 , for instructions for setting the typecode[...]

  • Page 72

    Managing the Mod ule 2-53 The De vice View Line V ol t age Displays the voltage coming thro ugh the line attached to the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7. Battery Output Displa ys the amoun t of batter y output voltage. Battery Capacity Displays the percentage o f remaining battery cap acity (100% indicates a fully char ged batt ery). T est Results Di[...]

  • Page 73

    The Device View 2-54 Manag ing the Mo dule T o acti vate the test: 1. Click o n the Te s t button. The uni t will be gin its self- test. The res ults of the t est will app ear in the T est Res ult text box next to th e T est button. Using the Disconnect Option Y ou can disconn ect the UPS attached to your SmartS witch 60 00 or Matrix E7 throu gh it[...]

  • Page 74

    Managing the Mod ule 2-55 The De vice View Figur e 2-19. The Port Red irect W indow The current port mappin gs are listed in the Current Active Ent ries list. Y ou may add or delete entries in this li st. NOTE Cha ssis IP Add ress , Chassis Commun i ty Na me , a nd th e Cont ac t button appear only if the chas sis is a S martS witch 6 000 with an a[...]

  • Page 75

    The Device View 2-56 Manag ing the Mo dule T o add an entry: 1. SmartS witch 6000 with assign ed IP addr ess only : Enter th e Chassis IP Address and th e Chassis Community Name , then cl ick C ontact to display the Current Active Entries . 2. If applic able: Cli ck the arrow n ext to Source Module and sele ct the desired source module from the dro[...]

  • Page 76

    Managing the Mod ule 2-57 The De vice View routing fields, if p resent), and then recompu ting the Frame Check Sequ ence (FCS) appropriately . On receiving such a frame, a tag-aware switch will read the priority fr om the tagged por tion of the frame, remove the T ag Header , recompute the FCS, and then direct it to its appropriate transmission que[...]

  • Page 77

    The Device View 2-58 Manag ing the Mo dule Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port Y ou can use the Por t Pri ority Con figuratio n window , Figure 2 -20 , to determine p acket queuing b a sed solely upon the p o rt at which the packet w a s recei ved. This allows yo u to ensure that a connected user o r LAN segment will have priority wh[...]

  • Page 78

    Managing the Mod ule 2-59 The De vice View T o assign a transmit pri ority to a p ort: 1. Click t o highlig ht the port in terface of interest i n the Port # column . Each interface i s identifie d by its MIB II IfInde x . 2. Click o n the T ransmi t Priority dro p-down list box, and s croll to s elect the desir ed prio rity le vel ( Normal–7 ) f[...]

  • Page 79

    The Device View 2-60 Manag ing the Mo dule Figur e 2-21. The MAC Based Pri ority Co nfigurat ion W indow T o access the MAC Based Priority Configuration windo w: 1. Click o n Device to access th e Device menu. 2. Drag down to Priority Configuration , and to th e right to se lect M AC Based from the casc ading menu. The MAC Based Prio rity Confi gur[...]

  • Page 80

    Managing the Mod ule 2-61 The De vice View Below the Current Prio rity Entries list box , several text fields and command button s allow you to configu re or edit MAC-based priority ent ries: MAC Address This text field allows yo u to enter a new MAC address that wi ll have a transmit priori ty associated with it. Address T ype This d rop-down l is[...]

  • Page 81

    The Device View 2-62 Manag ing the Mo dule 5. Click o n the Prior ity drop-down lis t box, an d scroll to s elect the desired priori ty leve l — Normal (0)–7 — for forwardin g packets received with the specifi ed MAC-lay er informa tion. 6. Click t he Apply button. The C urrent P riority E ntries li st box will be updated with the ne wly cre [...]

  • Page 82

    Managing the Mod ule 2-63 The De vice View Figur e 2-22. Frame Pr iority Configu ration W indow T o assign a t ransmit pr iority b ased on frame T ype informat ion: 1. Click o n the Add button . The entry field s will be ac tivated. 2. Cl ick in the Frame T ype tex t box, and type in th e 2-byte frame T ype in XXXX format, wher e X is a valid hexad[...]

  • Page 83

    The Device View 2-64 Manag ing the Mo dule 2. Click o n the Prior ity drop-down lis t box, an d scroll to s elect the desired priori ty leve l ( Normal–7 ) for forw arding packe ts receiv ed with the spec ified frame T ype inf ormation. 3. Click t he Apply button. The Frame T ype Pri orities E ntries lis t box wil l be updated wi th the newly e d[...]

  • Page 84

    Managing the Mod ule 2-65 The De vice View Figure 2-23. The Broadcas t St atistic s and Suppres sion W indow Port # This read-o nly field indicates the number assign ed to each interface on the device. To t a l R X Displays the total number of bro adcast frames received on the interface since the device was last initialized. Peak R ate The peak rat[...]

  • Page 85

    The Device View 2-66 Manag ing the Mo dule T o reset the Peak Rate and T ime Since Peak values: 1. Shift- o r Control- click to s elect one o r more inte rfaces for which you w ant to reset the v alues. 2. Click o n the Reset P eak Rate an d Peak Time on Select ed Port s: drop-down l ist box , and sele ct YES . 3. Click on the Apply button. The Pea[...]

  • Page 86

    Managing the Mod ule 2-67 The De vice View T o display t he System R esour ces window: 1. Click o n Device in the Devic e View menu ba r to displa y the Dev ice menu. 2. Click o n System Resources . The Syste m Reso urces w indow , Figure 2-24 , will appear . Figu re 2-24. The Syst em Resour ces W indow CPU T ype Displays the type and speed ( in me[...]

  • Page 87

    The Device View 2-68 Manag ing the Mo dule DRAM Available: Displays (in Kbytes) the amount of free DRAM that is not currently being used for data storage. SRAM Installed: Displays the total amount of SR AM (Static Random Access Memor y) that is installed (in Mbytes). SRAM retains data as long as the CPU is powered up. Since it do es not need the co[...]

  • Page 88

    Managing the Mod ule 2-69 The De vice View T o reset peak s witch utilizatio n: 1. Click o n the arrow n ext to the Reset Peak S witch Utilizat ion field and sele ct Ye s from t he dr op-d own l ist. (Th e def ault valu e is No .) 2. Click o n the Apply button to res et the dis played pe ak switch u tilizati on. Note that when th e window refreshes[...]

  • Page 89

    The Device View 2-70 Manag ing the Mo dule 802.1Q V LANs This section introduces and desc ribes pre- stan dard IEEE 802 .1Q po rt-bas ed V irtual Local Area Network ( VLAN) techno logy and the windows u sed to config ure Enteras ys 802.1Q VLAN-capable devices. SmartSwi tch 6000 or Matrix E7 f irmware vers ion 4.00 .08 and above supp ort the pre-sta[...]

  • Page 90

    Managing the Mod ule 2-71 The De vice View Ports on 802.1Q switches are assigned membership in a VLAN by associating a VLAN ID with each port on the switch . The VLAN ID is combined with the port’ s identification (e.g., modu le X port X) to form the Port VLAN ID (P VID). When 802.1Q is implemen ted for a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 that has an[...]

  • Page 91

    The Device View 2-72 Manag ing the Mo dule If a port receives a tagg ed frame that specifies a VLAN other than the one assigned to the port, the switch will d yna m ically associate that frame’ s source add ress and VLAN with the port (i.e., ad d that frame’ s VLAN to the receiving port’ s egress list ). Dynamically learned VLANs are subject [...]

  • Page 92

    Managing the Mod ule 2-73 The De vice View T o set up your 802.1Q port-b ased VLANs usin g NetSight El ement Manager , you must first defi ne the desired VLANs us ing the VLAN Con fig window ( Figure 2 -25 ), which allows you t o assign VLAN I Ds and opti onal VLAN names, and enable or d isable VLANs. After your VLANs are defined, you may configure[...]

  • Page 93

    The Device View 2-74 Manag ing the Mo dule VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identify data frames that or iginate from, and are intended for , the ports assigned to the VLAN. Up to 64 VLANs may be created, with VLAN IDs ranging from 2-4094. The VLAN ID is comb ined with the port’ s identification (e.g., module X port X) to form the Por t VLAN ID (PV[...]

  • Page 94

    Managing the Mod ule 2-75 The De vice View Deleting VLANs The VLAN Config window also allo ws y ou to delete VLANs (except for the Default VLAN, which cannot be deleted ) . When a VLAN is deleted, any ports ass igned to that VLAN will automatically becom e memb ers of th e De fault VLAN. T o delete a VLAN from you r 802.1 Q switch: 1. Click t o sel[...]

  • Page 95

    The Device View 2-76 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-26. The VLAN Port Conf ig W indow The 802.1Q VLAN Po rt Assignment list box in this windo w displays the fo llowing informati on about p orts on your 802.1 Q switch: Slot/P ort These fields disp lay the slot and port ind ex for each po rt on your 802. 1Q switch. VLAN ID This field display s the VL[...]

  • Page 96

    Managing the Mod ule 2-77 The De vice View For more informati on on 802 .1Q port op erationa l modes, s ee 802.1Q Po rt T ypes , on page 2- 72 . Discard This field displays the port’ s current frame discard for mat ( dis cardT agge d , discard Untagged , or noDisca rd ). The VLAN ID , Port Operational Mode , and Port Dis card fields, below the li[...]

  • Page 97

    The Device View 2-78 Manag ing the Mo dule 1. In the VLA N Port Conf ig window ’s list box, clic k to sel ect a port t o which you wish to as sign a por t operationa l mode . 2. In the Port Operat ional Mode field, cl ick to s elect th e desir ed operat ional mode. 3. Click t he Apply button. The selec ted mode wi ll be refle cted in th e list bo[...]

  • Page 98

    Managing the Mod ule 2-79 The De vice View Figure 2-27. The VLAN Egress Port Co nfig W indow Selected VLAN The Selected VLAN box at the top of this window lists the VLANs currently configured on the device. Y ou can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress list s on the device’ s ports. The Selected VLAN list includes the follo w[...]

  • Page 99

    The Device View 2-80 Manag ing the Mo dule VLAN ID Unique identi fier for the VLAN. Name Name assigne d to the VLAN. Port Egress Inform ation The Port Egress Information box lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected VLAN. Y ou can use this list to change how frames belongin g to the selected VLAN will be for warded out a port. Index S[...]

  • Page 100

    Managing the Mod ule 2-81 The De vice View VLAN and Priority Configuration For firmware versions 5.0.x and higher , the Br idge Ext ension Con figurat ion windows allow you to def in e and co nfi gure 80 2.1Q VLANs and port pri or i ty for your Smar tSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 mod ules. Define your VLANs using t he VLAN Configur ation window , which[...]

  • Page 101

    The Device View 2-82 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-28. The Brid ge Exte nsion C onfigur ation W indow The Bridge Cap ab ility fields indicate whether the device implements certain I EEE 802.1D and 802.1Q funct ionality : Extended Multica st Filtering Service Devices that implemen t th is functionality can p erform filtering of individual mu lticas[...]

  • Page 102

    Managing the Mod ule 2-83 The De vice View IVL — In depe n dent V L AN Lea rning SVL — Shared VLAN Learning IVL/SVL — Bo th Independen t and Sh ared VLAN Learning Configurable PVID T agging Devices that implemen t th is functionality hav e the ability to override th e default PVID setting and the egress state (T agged or Untagged) on each p o[...]

  • Page 103

    The Device View 2-84 Manag ing the Mo dule Configuring T raf fic Classes, GMRP , and GVRP In the Bridge Co nfiguration window , you can enab le or disable T raffic Classes, GMRP and GVRP (if supported) at the device-level: 1. Use the dr op-down list in the T raffic Classes D esired field and s elect En able or Disa ble. 2. Use the dr op-down li st [...]

  • Page 104

    Managing the Mod ule 2-85 The De vice View Figure 2-29. The VLAN Config W indow The Configured VLANs table dis plays the fol low ing information about VLANs configured on the module: VLAN ID Displays the unique n umber that identifies the VLAN. Allo wab le values range from 2 to 4094. VLAN ID 1 is reserved for the default VLAN. VLAN FDB ID Displays[...]

  • Page 105

    The Device View 2-86 Manag ing the Mo dule Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS table are used to create and modify you r VLANs. T o create a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a un ique value between 2 - 4094 . VLA N ID 1 is reserved for th e Default V LAN, and c annot be used . 2. Enter a name for t[...]

  • Page 106

    Managing the Mod ule 2-87 The De vice View Configuring Basic VLAN Port Parameters VLAN port assi gnment and eg ress state con figuratio n is perform ed using t he VLAN Port Configuration (Basic) window , which is accessed from the Bridge Extension windo w . Y ou can also use this window to access Advanced VLAN Por t parameters using the Advanced bu[...]

  • Page 107

    The Device View 2-88 Manag ing the Mo dule Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assig n ed to the port. When you assi gn a VLAN to a port, that VLAN’ s ID (V ID) becomes the Port VLAN ID (PVID) for the port. Endpoints connected to the p ort become members o f that VLAN. All untagged frames received on the port are tagged with the PVID, u[...]

  • Page 108

    Managing the Mod ule 2-89 The De vice View 3. Click t he Apply button. The new e gress state will be reflecte d in the V LAN Port Conf iguratio n (Basic ) window’s table. Upd ating VLAN Port Configuration Information Clicking the Ref resh button will update the info rmation displayed in the Port Config uration t able witho ut closing t he windo w[...]

  • Page 109

    The Device View 2-90 Manag ing the Mo dule Figu r e 2-3 1. The V LAN Por t Confi guratio n (Adva n ced) Window The windo w displa ys the fol lowing infor mation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assig n ed to the port. When you assi gn a VLAN to a port, that VLAN’ s ID (V ID) becom[...]

  • Page 110

    Managing the Mod ule 2-91 The De vice View Accept able Frame T ypes Displays a port’ s Acceptable Frame T ypes setting: admitAll (the port accepts both tagged and untagged fram es), admitOn lyVlanT agged (the port accepts only tagged frames) or No Capability (t he port does not sup port this functio nality). Ingress Filter ing Displays whether th[...]

  • Page 111

    The Device View 2-92 Manag ing the Mo dule Settin g a Por t’ s Egr ess St ate T o set a port’ s egress state: 1. In the table , click to se lect t he port wh ose egress state you wi sh to set . The port’s curr ent VLAN c onfigura tion infor mation, i ncludin g its egres s state, w ill be displayed in the f ields below . 2. Use the E gress S t[...]

  • Page 112

    Managing the Mod ule 2-93 The De vice View Configuring GVRP T o enable or disabl e GVRP (GARP VLAN Regi stration Protoco l) on a port : 1. Select t he desired port in th e table: 2. Use the GVRP drop-down lis t to specify whether GVRP will be enabl ed on the port. GV RP is a pr otocol used to dynami cally add VLANs to port e gress lists across a do[...]

  • Page 113

    The Device View 2-94 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-32. The VLAN Egress Port Co nfig W indow The Selected VLAN table at the top of this window lis ts the VLANs currently configu red on the device. Y ou can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress list s on the device’ s ports. The Selected VLAN table includes the following inform[...]

  • Page 114

    Managing the Mod ule 2-95 The De vice View Statu s Displays the current status of the selected VLAN: Enabled (active), Disabled (not active), or Other (created b ut turned of f or in the pro cess of being created). The Port Eg ress In formation table lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected VLAN. Y ou can use this list to change how [...]

  • Page 115

    The Device View 2-96 Manag ing the Mo dule Settin g Port Pr iority Y ou can set the default Ingress User Priority for each port using the Bridg e Extension Port Priority window . Priority is a value be tween 0 and 7 assig ned to each frame, with 7 bein g the highest priority . Priority is us ed to assign frames transmis sion priority over other fra[...]

  • Page 116

    Managing the Mod ule 2-97 The De vice View Default Ingress User Priority Displays the default Ingr ess Us er Priority assigned to the port. Priority is used to assig n frames transmission priority ov er other frames. Priority is a v alue between 0 and 7 assigned to each frame, with 7 being the highest priority . Number of Egress T raffic Classes Di[...]

  • Page 117

    The Device View 2-98 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-34. The Bridge Ext ension Po rt T raffic C lass W indow The Port T raffic Class window displays the followin g inform ation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Priority Priority is a valu e between 0 and 7 with 7 being th e hi ghest priorit y . Switches transm it frames based on [...]

  • Page 118

    Managing the Mod ule 2-99 The De vice View Mapping Port Priority to T raffic Class T o map a port priori ty to a traff ic class: 1. Select t he desired port in th e Port Traffic Class table. 2. Use the Traffic Class fiel d drop-down list to s elect the de sired tra ffic queue. Matrix E5 modules suppo rt two (0-1) traffic queues. 3. Click t he Apply[...]

  • Page 119

    The Device View 2-100 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-35. The Bridge Ext ension Po rt GARP T imes W indow The Port GARP T imes wind ow displays the f ollowing i nformation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Join Time Displays the Join Time configured for the port. Join Time is the maximum time period of GARP PDU transmits (to regi[...]

  • Page 120

    Managing the Mod ule 2-101 The De vice View Configuring Port G ARP Times T o configure por t GARP time s: 1. Select th e port in the t able or use the dro p-down list i n the Port fi eld and sel ect the desi red port. 2. In the Joi n T ime field, e nter the a mount o f time in cen tisecon ds. 3. In the Leav e T ime fie ld, enter the amount o f time[...]

  • Page 121

    The Device View 2-102 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-36. The Bridge Ext ension Port GMRP W indow The Port GMRP window disp lays the following informatio n: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Statu s Displays whet her GMRP (GARP Mul ticast Reg istration Pr otocol) i s disabled or enabled on the po rt. GMRP Failed Registration Displ[...]

  • Page 122

    Managing the Mod ule 2-103 The De vice View Enabling or Disabling GMRP T o enable or disable GMRP on ea ch port: 1. Select th e port in the t able or use the dro p-down list i n the Port fi eld and sel ect the desi red port. 2. Use the drop-down l ist in the GMRP Status field an d select t he desir ed action: Enable o r Disable. 3. Click t he Apply[...]

  • Page 123

    The Device View 2-104 Manag ing the Mo dule T o edit the device date: 1. Click o n Device on the Devic e View menu bar t o access th e Device menu. Click on Edit Devi ce Date . 2. The Device Da te change window , Figure 2- 38 , will appear . Figure 2-38. The Device Date W indow 3. Enter th e new date in a mm /dd/yyy y format, e ither by h ighlighti[...]

  • Page 124

    Managing the Mod ule 2-105 The De vice View 1. Click o n the appr opriate por t display box to dis play the por t menu. 2. Drag down to s elect Enable to enable bri dging at th e interfa ce, or Dis able to disable bridging . Bridgin g will now be ena bled or dis abled ac ross the sele cted port, as desired. T o enable or disable bridging for all in[...]

  • Page 125

    The Device View 2-106 Manag ing the Mo dule[...]

  • Page 126

    3-1 Chapter 3 S t atistics Accessi ng interf ace statistics f rom the De vice View; avai lable s tatistics windo ws Each port menu in the Device V iew window provid es two statistics selectio ns: St a t i s t i c s and I/F S tatistics . Selecting the St a t i s t i c s option will launch the highest level of statistics available for the selected in[...]

  • Page 127

    Sta t i s ti cs 3-2 RMON S tatistics RMON St atistics The RMON Ethernet Statistics window ( Figur e 3-1 ) provides a detailed statistical breakdown o f traf fic on the moni tored Eth ernet network. St atistics are provid ed in both numerical and graph ic format, and includ e peak values and the d ate and time they occurred. Figure 3-1. The Ethernet[...]

  • Page 128

    RMON Statistics 3-3 St a t i s t i c s The selected interface numb er and its description are d isplayed at the top of the S t atistics window . The column on the left side of the window displays each statistic’ s name, total count, and percentag e; the column on the right displays the peak valu e for each statistic, and the date and time that pe[...]

  • Page 129

    Sta t i s ti cs 3-4 RMON S tatistics Problems CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment t hat had a non-i ntegral nu mber of byt es (alignment error) or a bad frame check sequence (Cyclic Redundan cy Check, or CRC error). Fragments Indicates the number of packets processed by the networ k segment that were und e[...]

  • Page 130

    RMON Statistics 3-5 St a t i s t i c s The percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these fields indicate what percentage of all pack ets transmitted on the n etwork segment were of th e no ted size. Unless th e networ k segment has experienced a signifi cant numbe r of runt s and/or gi ants (which are not counted in this grou[...]

  • Page 131

    Sta t i s ti cs 3-6 RMON S tatistics T o temporarily freeze the statistics display , select the Freeze S tats option; in thi s mode, statistics will conti nue to be collected, b ut the display will not update. T o resume no rmal updates, click again to de-select the freeze option. Printi ng St atis tic s The Print button located at the botto m of t[...]

  • Page 132

    Interfac e S tatistics 3-7 St a t i s t i c s Interface St atistic s The interface I/F S tati stics window ( Figu re 3-3 ) provides MIB-II interface statistical information — includ ing counts for b oth transmit and receive pack ets, and error and buf fering information — for the front pan el interfaces on the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 seri[...]

  • Page 133

    Sta t i s ti cs 3-8 Interfac e St atisti cs Three information al fields appear in the up per portion of the wind ow: Description Displays the interface description for the cur rently selected interf ace (e.g. , Enterasys Enet Port, Enterasys Fast Enet Port, FDDI, A TM, or Enterasys Backplane Port). Address Displays the MAC (physical) address of the[...]

  • Page 134

    Interfac e S tatistics 3-9 St a t i s t i c s T ransmit Qu eue Size (T ransmit on ly) Displays the number of packets currently queued for transmission from this interface. The amount of d evice memory devo ted to buf fer space, and the traf fic level on the tar get network, determine how lar ge the ou tput packet qu eue can grow bef ore the Sm artS[...]

  • Page 135

    Sta t i s ti cs 3-10 Interfac e St atisti cs[...]

  • Page 136

    4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Acces sing the B asic a nd Advanced Alarms windows; creatin g a bas ic alarm; creatin g an ad vanced alarm; cr eating ev ents; assignin g actions to events; viewin g the even t log Through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supp orted by your SmartSwit ch 6000 or Matrix E7 series modu le, you can configur e ala[...]

  • Page 137

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-2 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion Using the Advanced Alarms feature, you can define custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMON object, as long as it is present in the device firmware and its value is defined as an integer (includ ing counters, timeticks, a nd gauges). All aspects of these alarms are user-selectable: thresho lds[...]

  • Page 138

    Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-3 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window T o access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuration window: 1. From the Dev ice View , click on the appropr iate port index to di splay the Port menu. 2. Drag down to Alarm Configuration , and releas e. The Basic Alarm Configur ation wind ow , Figu r[...]

  • Page 139

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-4 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-1. Basic Alarm Conf iguratio n W indow • To t a l E r r o r s (if InErrors) — tracks the number of error pack ets received by the selected interface. • Broadcast/Multicast (ifInNUcastPkts) — tracks the number of non- unicast — that is , broadcast or multicast — packets recei[...]

  • Page 140

    Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-5 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n IF T ype Displays each interface’ s type: e.g., FDDI, Ethernet, A TM. Note that there is no type distinction between standard Ethernet an d Fast Ethernet. Statu s Displays the current status of the selected alarm type for each interf ace: Enabled or Disabled. Remember , this status refers[...]

  • Page 141

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-6 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion The remainder o f the window fie lds provide the means fo r configuring alar ms for each available interface. Note that the information provided in this screen is static once it is display ed; for up dated in formatio n, click on the Refr esh butt on. Adding or modi fying an alarm automatically [...]

  • Page 142

    Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-7 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 4. In the Alarm field, clic k to selec t one or b oth of the fo llowing o ptions: a. Select Log if you wis h to cre ate a sil ent log of a larm oc currence s. b. Select Send T rap if you want yo ur device to i ssue a trap in res ponse to each alarm occurre nc e. 5. Any val ue yo u enter in [...]

  • Page 143

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-8 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion 6. Click in the Rising Threshold field, a nd enter the high threshold value fo r this alarm. Re member , compared val ues are alw ays relati ve, or d elta values (the difference betwee n the val ue counted at the end o f the cur rent interv al and the value counted a t the en d of the prev ious [...]

  • Page 144

    Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-9 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n T o configure additio nal alarm s, or alarms of a dif ferent type, select the appropriate alarm variable at the top o f the window , highlight the appropr iate interface(s), and r epeat the procedures ou tlined above. Disabling a Basic Alarm Using the Disable button at the bo ttom of the wi[...]

  • Page 145

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-10 Basic Alarm Configu ration Figu r e 4-2. Bas ic Ala r m Log The top p ortion of the Basic Alarm Lo g window contains the d evice inform ation box es, as well as the Port Number assigned to the interface that experienced the alarm condition and the type of alarm that was triggered; the r emainder of the window contains the[...]

  • Page 146

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-1 1 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Each log will hold on ly a finite number of entries, which is de termi ned by the resources available on the device; when the log is full, the oldest entries will be replaced by new ones. Advanced Alarm Configuration The Basic Al arm Confi guratio n window pr ovides a q uick and e asy wa[...]

  • Page 147

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-12 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm/Ev ent List W indow The top portio n of the wind ow displays the usual dev ice information b oxes; the remain der of the wind ow contains t he Alarms W atch and E vents W atch lis ts, and th e command buttons that allo w yo u to create, edit, and delete en[...]

  • Page 148

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-13 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n The fields in the Alarms W atch disp lay in clude: Index The index is a num ber that uniquely id entifies each alarm. Index num bers are user -define d; you can use any index ing scheme that works f or you. These numbers ar e permanently assigned to their associated alarms; however , inde[...]

  • Page 149

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-14 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion The fields in the Events W atch display inclu de: Index Thi s is a number that uniquely id entifies an entry in the even t table; an index nu mber is assigned when an event is created. These numbers ar e extremely important, as they are the means by which an event is associated with an alarm[...]

  • Page 150

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-15 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Note, too, that the main Alarm/Event window remains active while th e Create/Edit Alarms wind ow is open; t o edit a dif ferent al arm (or use i ts setti ngs as the basi s of a new alarm), simply dou ble-click on the alarm yo u want to use in th e main Alarms W atch list, and the Create/E[...]

  • Page 151

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-16 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 2. In the Owner text bo x, enter some app ropriate tex t designati on for this alarm, if desir ed; you may want to us e the networ k manage r ’s name or ph one number , or the IP or MAC a ddress of the ma nagement w orkstation, to identify the crea tor of the alarm. Sin ce any wo rkstation[...]

  • Page 152

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-17 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n a. If you kn ow the exac t name of t he OID whos e value you wish to track (inclu ding its ca pitalizatio n), sim ply enter t he name in the Alarm V ariable field; to verify that yo u have ent ered the n ame co rrectly , cl ick on the Find-> button to move the M IB T ree di splay to th[...]

  • Page 153

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-18 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion If you hav e selected an objec t from a table whi ch is in dexed by s ome other means — f or examp le, by ring number — you must be sure to a ssign the instance ac cordingl y . If you’re not sure how a tabular objec t is instanced , you can u se the MIB T ools u tility ( descr ibed in [...]

  • Page 154

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-19 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 6. In the Alarm Int erval field, en ter the am ount of tim e over whic h the sel ected variab le will be s ampled. A t the end of the int erval, the s ample v alue will be comp ared to both th e rising an d fallin g thresho lds. Th ere is no pr actica l limit to the siz e of the inte rval[...]

  • Page 155

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-20 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 7. Since the first sample taken c an be misl eading, you ca n use the sel ections in the St artup Alarm box to disable either t he rising o r the falli ng thresh old for that samp le only . If y ou would li ke to excl ude the fal ling ala rm, select the Rising opti on; the fir st sample take[...]

  • Page 156

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-21 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 13. Click t he Apply button to set you r change s. If you have made any errors in configur ing alarm parameters (using an inval id valu e in any f ield, lea ving a field bla nk, or s elect ing an ala rm variab le whic h is not res ident on t he dev ice), an error window with the appro pri[...]

  • Page 157

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-22 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-5. T he RMON Create/Edit Ev ents W indow 2. If you are crea ting a new event , use the Inde x field to assign a uni que, currentl y unused index num ber to id entify the event. Clic king on t he Index button wil l automati cally a ssign the l owest ava ilable numb er; you can also c[...]

  • Page 158

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-23 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 3. Cl ick in the Description text box t o enter an y text des cription you want to identify the event. This descr iption will appear i n the Events Watch portion of the main Adv anced Alar m/Event windo w , and hel p you disti nguish among the events you hav e config ured. 4. Any val ue y[...]

  • Page 159

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-24 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion c. Select bo th Log and Tr a p to both log the ev ent occu rrence and g enerate the traps. If you se lect neith er option, th e event’s occurr ences wi ll neither be logged nor generate traps; unle ss the eve nt include s an action or a series of action s, this effectively disab les the ev[...]

  • Page 160

    Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-25 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n T o add an action or actio ns to an event: 1. In the C reate/Edit E vents window , click o n the Actions button. Th e Create/Ed it Actio n window , Figure 4-6 , will appe ar . Figure 4-6. T he RMON Create/Edit Act ion W indow 2. The index number a nd descriptio n of the event with which t[...]

  • Page 161

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-26 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 4. T o select the Va r i a b l e whose value y ou wish t o SET , use the M IB T ree display provided on the right side of th e window . (For m ore inform ation abou t how to use th e MIB T ools bro wser , s ee the T ools Guide .) Use the scrol l bars and clic k to open th e appropria te fold[...]

  • Page 162

    How Risin g and Falling Thresh olds Work 4-27 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n When you delete an event, be sure you edit all alarms that were pointing to that event, and assign a new valid ev ent to those thresho lds; note, too, that deleting an event aut omatically deletes its associated actions, as actions cannot exist in the absence of an association wi[...]

  • Page 163

    Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-28 How Rising an d Falling Th reshold s Work will be generated un til th e opposite threshold is met or cross e d. Th erefore, if your thresh old pair spans a wide rang e of values, and network p erformance is unstable arou nd either threshold, you will only receive one event in response to what may be several dramatic chang[...]

  • Page 164

    5-1 Chapter 5 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Viewing the Statistics, Timer S tatistics, and Performan ce Grap h windows ; using th e repeater , board, and port Alarm Limi ts windows; sett ing al arm limits; link state traps, segm entation traps, a nd source address traps The Repeater menu pr ovides access to wind ows for monitoring and managing[...]

  • Page 165

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-2 Repe ater S tat ist ics T o help you bett er understand and track th e traf fic your network is ha ndling, NetS ight Element Manager provides y ou with a variety of statistical i nformation pr esented i n three differ ent formats: St atistics, T imer Statistics, and Perfo rmance Graphs. The S t atistics Windo[...]

  • Page 166

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-3 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figure 5-1. The Repeater Statistics W indow T o open the board-level St atistics window from the Device V iew window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu. 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H ), then righ t to reveal [...]

  • Page 167

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-4 Repe ater S tat ist ics Bytes Displays t he to tal nu mber of bytes – includ ing error packet s – t hat hav e been pr ocessed by the selected repeater , board, or port. Note that this byte coun t includes error s. Broadcasts Displays the total number of bro adcast frames that have been p rocessed by the r[...]

  • Page 168

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-5 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Using the T otal and Delt a Option Buttons By usin g the To t a l and Delta option butt on s located at the bottom of th e S tatisti cs windows, you can cho ose whether to view the to tal statistics count ( To t a l ) or the statistics count for the last po lling int erval ( Delta )[...]

  • Page 169

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-6 Repe ater S tat ist ics T imer S t atistics Y ou can use the T imer Statistics windows to gather statistical information concern ing the repeater channel s on yo ur Ethernet Micro LAN module and its boards and/or port s over a user-set time per iod. S tatistics are displayed both nu merically and graphically [...]

  • Page 170

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-7 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figur e 5-2. The Repeater T imer S tatistics W indow T o open the board-level Timer Statistics window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu. 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H ), then righ t to reveal the board-lev e[...]

  • Page 171

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-8 Repe ater S tat ist ics % Error s The percentage o f errors processed by the selected repeater , board, or port du ring the user-defined time interval. Setting the Timer St a tistics Interval T o set the Tim e r Statistics time in terval: 1. Click o n the clock symbol ne xt to the Inter val text box. Th e New[...]

  • Page 172

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-9 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Y ou can select th e graphing and stati stics par ameters by using th e command but tons (for Percent Load, Frames, or Errors) and th eir associated men us. W hen yo u alter a pa rameter , the new parameter will appear on the face of the button, and the statistics will refresh to ze[...]

  • Page 173

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-10 Repe ater S tat ist ics 3. Select Performance Graph . The board-le vel Perfo rmance Graph win dow will appear . T o acces s the port-level Performance Graph windows: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Po rt in th e Device View displa y; the p ort menu will appear . 2. Select Performance Graph . The port -level Pe[...]

  • Page 174

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-1 1 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Frames (Blue) Frames The total number of packets (both g ood and erro r) processed by the selected repeater , board, or p ort. Nothing Th e Frames scale is not currently measuring a ny statistics. To t a l E r r o r s ( R e d ) T otal Errors The total number of errors of an y kind[...]

  • Page 175

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-12 Repe ater S tat ist ics Configuring the Performan ce Graphs T o configure the Performance Graphs: 1. Click o n the Percent Load button; select t he desir ed Load mo de from th e menu. 2. Click o n the Frames butto n; selec t the desi red Frames mode from the menu. 3. Click o n the T otal Errors but ton; sele[...]

  • Page 176

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-13 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Fra me S t atus Br eakd own W ith the Detail Breakdown window , you can see the status o f the frames passing through your each r epeater channel and each board and port. The status conditions and corresponding colors (for bo th the pie chart and n umerical statistics) are: • Goo[...]

  • Page 177

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-14 Repe ater S tat ist ics For n ewe r fi rm war e ver si on s: •F o r station ports , the locking mechanism behaves as described above: the first two detected addresses are automatically secured; por t locking will shut down the p ort if any additional addresses attempt access. •F o r trunk ports detecting[...]

  • Page 178

    Repe at er S tati stic s 5-15 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Determining a Port’ s T opology Status There are three way s to determine whether a port’ s topology status is currently station or trunk: • Bring up the port’ s Statistics window , and check the Active Users field. If the Active Users field display s zero, one, or two, the[...]

  • Page 179

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-16 Repe ater S tat ist ics T o lock or unlock all por ts on a selected repeater cha nnel: 1. Click o n Repeater on the D evice View menu bar and sel ect the de sired repeater c hannel, th en drag rig ht to disp lay the r epeater menu. 2. Click o n Lock/Unlock Ports . If the rep eater ’s ports are al ready loc[...]

  • Page 180

    Alarm L imits 5-17 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Locking and Unlocking Individual Ports On devices ru nning newer firmware, a securi ty option ( Security Selection on the Repeater menu an d Port Security on the port menu) will be available which lets y ou set the parameters related to LANVI EW SECURE functionality . Howev e r the Ethernet M[...]

  • Page 181

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-18 Alarm Lim its Accessing the Alarm Limits Windows T o open the repeater -level Alarm Limits window from th e Device V iew: 1. Click on Repea ter on the Devi ce View men u bar; a menu l isting t he availab le repeater c hannels will appe ar . 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H )[...]

  • Page 182

    Alarm L imits 5-19 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules T o access the board-level Alarm Limits window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu. 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H ), then righ t to reveal the board-lev el Repeate r menu. 3. Select Alarm Limits . The Bo ard Ala rm Limi[...]

  • Page 183

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-20 Alarm Lim its Figure 5-8. Port Alarm Limi ts W indow The Alarm Limits window displays the following fields : Collisions Use the text bo x in thi s field to ent er the number of colli sions per good pack et you wish to allow on the selected repeater , board, or port befor e an alarm is gener ated; allowable v[...]

  • Page 184

    Alarm L imits 5-21 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Packe t s Use the text box in th is field to determine the t otal number of packets (inc luding all errors except collision s) th at mus t be processed by the repeater, board, or port within the user-specified time before an alarm is triggered. Allowab le values are 1 to Ý 4 bi llion (2 32 -[...]

  • Page 185

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-22 Alarm Lim its within : This field di splays the us er-configurable alarm limit tim er interval: the amo unt of time the selected statistics will be counted before being compared to the configured thresholds . The allowable values are 10 seconds to 23 hrs/59 mins/59 secs. Configuring Alarms Y ou co nfigure al[...]

  • Page 186

    Alarm L imits 5-23 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules 3. Click o n the up and down arrows to chang e the time, or type in the new h our time inte rval. 4. Repeat ste ps 2 and 3 to set the m inutes and s econds of your new ti me interva l. Remembe r , valid settings range from 10 secon ds to 23 ho urs 59 minutes 59 secon ds . 5. Click on the OK b[...]

  • Page 187

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-24 T rap Sel ection Y our Alarm Limits are now set. Any conditio n that exceeds these alarm limits will generate an alarm, and disable that bo ard or port, if so configured. Refer to the Element Manager A larm and E vent Handling Guide for information on how to use the alarm logging faciliti es to view alarms. [...]

  • Page 188

    Tr a p S e l e c t i o n 5-25 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figure 5-10. Repeater T rap Selection W indow T o access the board-level T rap Selection window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu. 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H ), then righ t to reveal the board-lev el Rep[...]

  • Page 189

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-26 T rap Sel ection Y ou can change trap settin gs from any level window; how ev er , if you have est ablished individual trap settings for any por ts, remember that enabling and disabling traps from the repeater- or module-level windows will override tho se individual s etting. Remember, too, that setting trap[...]

  • Page 190

    Tr a p S e l e c t i o n 5-27 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Source Address T rap s The Ethernet MicroLAN modu le can issue several dif ferent traps in respon se to changes in a port’ s Source Address T able: A newSourceAddress trap is gener ated when a station port – one r eceiving packets from no source add resses, or from one or two s[...]

  • Page 191

    Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-28 T rap Sel ection T o enable or disable the above-described traps: 1. Open the appropriat e T rap Sel ection windo w . 2. Click o n the check box next to the desired trap: Link St ate , Segment ation , or Source Address . An em pty check b ox in dicates that the co rrespo nding trap i s disabled ; A check ed [...]

  • Page 192

    6-1 Chapter 6 FDDI Management Concentr ator config uration; connection p olicy; station list; c oncentrator performan ce; FDDI stat istics; frame transla tion The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matr ix E7 module’ s FDDI configur ation, connec tion pol icy , station list, and per formance wit h respect to each Stat[...]

  • Page 193

    FDDI Managem ent 6-2 Viewing FDDI Informa tion • Connection Policy — This window sh ows the t ypes o f co nnecti o ns bet ween the four FDDI PHY (port) types — A, B, M, and S — that will be allowed by the SMT entit y . • St a t i o n L i s t — Wi th this wi ndow you can s ee the config uration of the ring o n which the SMT entity reside[...]

  • Page 194

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-3 FDDI Ma nagement Configuration The Concentrat or Configu ration windo w , F igur e 6-2 , informs you ab out th e co nfigurat ion and operating state of the FDDI ring ass ociated with the selected SMT en tity , and d isplays parameters relating to ring in itialization. Figur e 6-2. The C oncen tr ator Con figur a tion W[...]

  • Page 195

    FDDI Managem ent 6-4 Viewing FDDI Informa tion beacon process. This stat e will not occur unless y ou are using locally-administered addr esses, as factory-set MAC addresses are guaranteed to be unique. Ring-Op-Dup The ring is operational; howev er , the address of the MAC under control o f the SMT entity has been found to du plicate that of anothe[...]

  • Page 196

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-5 FDDI Ma nagement frames (fr om other is suing stat ions) and eit her contin ues its own bi d (and remo ves the compe ting Cla i m Frame from the ri ng) or defers ( halts tr ansmiss ion of its own bi d and repeats the competing b id) according to the following hier archy of arbitration : • A Claim Frame with the lowes[...]

  • Page 197

    FDDI Managem ent 6-6 Viewing FDDI Informa tion • Loca l means that the MAC is not inserted into a primary or secondar y path of a dual ring, bu t may be connected t o one or more other nod es. This is not a valid value fo r the HSIM-F6. • Isolated means that the MAC has no connection to the ring or other concentrator p orts. • Not A vailable [...]

  • Page 198

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-7 FDDI Ma nagement The following table summarizes the FDDI con nection rules: V —valid con nec tion X —illega l connec tion U —undesir able (but l egal) c onnectio n; this requ ires that S MT is noti fied. P —valid, but when bot h A and B are connec ted to M por ts (a dual-ho ming configur ation), only the B conn[...]

  • Page 199

    FDDI Managem ent 6-8 Viewing FDDI Informa tion TIP Y ou can use any SNMP Set Request or MIB tool to edit th e Connection Policy for your device by setting the fddimibSM TConnectionPolicy MIB OID (part of the MIBII FDDI T ransmissi on MIB (R FC1512). fd dimibSMTC onnectionPo licy is simply a 16-bit integ er value (r anging fr om 32768 to 65535 ) tha[...]

  • Page 200

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-9 FDDI Ma nagement St ation List The Station List illustrates the con figuration of the ring asso ciated with the currently selected SMT entity , including num ber of nodes on the ring, nod e addresses (both Canoni cal and MAC) , node class , and ring topology . Figu r e 6-4. The Sta t i on Li st W i ndow The Station Lis[...]

  • Page 201

    FDDI Managem ent 6-10 Viewing FDDI Infor mation St ations Pa nel The St ations Panel displays a list of the stations on the ring to which the selected SMT is connected, in r ing sequence from the MAC, along with each station’ s node class and current to pology . Note that the inform ation displayed in the Station List is static once the window i [...]

  • Page 202

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-1 1 FDDI Ma nagement Perfor mance The Concentrator Perfo rmance window , Figur e 6-5 , prov ides graphical and num eric performance statistics for the selected SMT entity , including transmit frames, receive frames, fram e errors, lost frames, and r ing ops. Figure 6-5. The Concentr ator Performance W indow Statistics ar[...]

  • Page 203

    FDDI Managem ent 6-12 Viewing FDDI Infor mation A vailable statis tics are: T ransmit Fra mes The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated wit h the SMT during the chosen interval. Rece ive F ra m es The number of frames received by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Frame Errors The number of error frames d etect[...]

  • Page 204

    Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-13 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 6-6 . The FDDI Statistics W in dow The FDDI Statistics windo w displays the following in formation for the mod ule: SMT# This f ield displays the index n umber of S tation Management (SMT) en tity for the HSIM-F6. Frames/sec The number of frames/second (averaged over the specified po ll in terv[...]

  • Page 205

    FDDI Managem ent 6-14 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings Setting the FDDI St atistics Poll Rate T o set the FDDI Statistics po ll rate: 1. Click on the c lock symbol ( ) next to th e Poll Rate (sec) tex t box. The New T imer Interval tex t box, Figure 6-7 , wil l appear . Figure 6-7. New T imer Interval T ext Box 2. Using the mouse, c[...]

  • Page 206

    Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 15 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 6-8. The Frame T ranslation W indow Information about Ethern et and FDDI Fr ame T ypes There are four fram e types which can be transmitted on an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet netwo rk – Ethernet II , E thernet 802.2 , Et hernet 802.3 (or Raw Ethern et), and Ethernet SNAP ;[...]

  • Page 207

    FDDI Managem ent 6-16 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings If the frame is exiting the FDDI ring through another FDDI/Eth ernet b ridge, the FDDI frame must b e converted back into an IEEE 802.3/Ethern et frame. As there ar e four potential Ethernet frame typ e s to which the two FDDI frame types can be translated , you must d etermine [...]

  • Page 208

    Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 17 FDDI Ma nagement Ethernet 802.3 (Ethe rnet Raw) The Ethern et 802.3 frame format has an 802. 3 MAC laye r header (as do Ethe rnet 802. 2 frames); however , it does not con tain an 802.2 LLC head er . Instead, Novell IPX is fixed within th e packet as th e network l ayer protocol . This fra[...]

  • Page 209

    FDDI Managem ent 6-18 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings FDDI SNAP frames, by identifying it as a SNAP frame in the LLC header , and inserting a SNAP header with the Ethernet T ype field. By default, Enterasys’ Ethernet-to - FDDI bridges will translate an 80 2.3 Raw frame into an FDDI MAC frame – altho ugh you can use the FDDI Fra[...]

  • Page 210

    Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 19 FDDI Ma nagement T ranslate all Novell FDDI SNAP fr ames to This selection box lets you set the translation p arameters for Novell IPX FDDI SNAP frames. Possible options are Ethernet II (default, for most TCP/IP traf fic), Ethernet SNAP (AppleT alk netw orks), Ethernet 802.3 (some NetW are[...]

  • Page 211

    FDDI Managem ent 6-20 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings[...]

  • Page 212

    7-1 Chapter 7 A TM Configuration Viewing conn ection da ta; configuring Permane nt Virtual Circui ts (PVCs); a dding and deleting conne ction ent ries The A TM interface provided by the HSIM-A6DP module provides the connectivity that allows you to merge A TM netw ork segments wit h traditional LAN technologies via th e SmartSwitch 6000 or Mat rix E[...]

  • Page 213

    A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-2 Acces sing the A TM C onnect ions Windo w Figure 7-1. The Current A TM Connecti ons W indow The Curren t A TM Connections window p rovides t he followi ng infor mation about the device’ s A TM connections: Connection Dat a The Connection Data fields pr ovide the following in formation about each A TM interface available[...]

  • Page 214

    Accessi ng the A TM Co nnection s Window 7-3 A TM Conf igu ra tio n Settings The Sett ings por tion of the window co ntains a l ist box wh ich displa ys informa tion abo ut each of the cur rently configured PVCs, as well as the fields used to configure new connections: I/F The device interface on which the PVC was configured. VPI Displays the V irt[...]

  • Page 215

    A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-4 Config uring Con nections Configuring Connections Y ou can add a new connection or delete an existing connection as described in the following s ections. Adding a New Connection T o configu r e new Permanent V irtual Circuits (PVCs), enter the following informati on in the text fields which appear jus t below the conn ect[...]

  • Page 216

    Conf ig urin g Conn ect ion s 7-5 A TM Conf igu ra tio n 2. Click o n the Delete button . A co nfirmation window will appear , listin g the parameters as signed to the connec tion and a sking you t o verify tha t you wish to delete it. Cl ick on the OK but ton to confirm y our selecti on, or on the Ca ncel button to un do it.[...]

  • Page 217

    A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-6 Config uring Con nections[...]

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    8-1 Chapter 8 HSIM-W87 Configuration Configu ring the T3 i nterface ; configuri ng T1 conne ctions; s etting pr iority IP Addresse s The HSIM-W87 is a High Speed Interface Module that pro vides W ide Area Network (W AN) services. The HSIM has a DS3 interface (T3), pro viding up to 28 separate DS1 connection s (T1). The HSIM- W87 design p rovides W [...]

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    HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-2 The T3 Con figurati on Window Figure 8-1. The T3 Config W indow The T3 Config window p rovides the following in formation about the dev ice’ s T3 configu ration and allows y ou to set ce rtain val ues: Tim e E la ps ed Indicates the number of seconds that have elapsed since the begi nning of the near end current error [...]

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    The T1 Conf iguration Wi ndow 8-3 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n Line St atus This field indicates the line status of the interf ace. It contains loopback state and failure state information. Scroll to v iew all of the status information, if n ecessary . T3 Line T y pe Select the type of DS3 or C-bit application implementing this interface: M23 or Cbi[...]

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    HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-4 The T1 Con figurati on Window Figure 8-2. The T1 Config W indow At the to p o f the T1 C onf ig wind ow a li st box dis pla ys con fi gu rat ion i n for mation f or eac h T1 connection (line). When you hig hlight a specific T1 line by clicking on it, the fields below the list box display the current values for that line,[...]

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    The T1 Conf iguration Wi ndow 8-5 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n V alid Interva ls Displays the number of previo us intervals for which v alid d ata was collected. The value will be 96 unless the interface was brought online within the last 24 hours, in which case the value will be the number of complete 15-minute intervals since the interface has bee[...]

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    HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-6 Config uring IP Priority Configuring IP Priority The IP Priority Configuratio n window allows you to assig n priority transmissio n to up to 16 IP addresses communicating acro ss the HSIM-W87. T o access the IP Priority Config window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Mod ule Index to access the Module menu. 2. Select IP Pri[...]

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    Conf ig urin g IP P rior ity 8-7 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n Number of Entries Displays the number of Priority IP addresses currently config ured . This number will change each time y ou add or delete an IP address in the list box. Below these two fields is a lis t box displaying the currently configured IP Priority Addresses. Each address is autom[...]

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    HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-8 Config uring IP Priority[...]

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    Index- 1 Index Symbol s % Load 3-3 % of T ot. Errors 3-4 Numerics 6C107 1-1, 1-5 , 1-6, 2-4, 2-5, 2- 6, 2-10, 2- 20, 2-104 802.1D 2-72, 2-76 802.1Q 1- 5 1D Trun k 2-72 , 2-76 1Q Trun k 2-72 , 2-76 Def a u lt VLAN 2-7 4 disca rd fo rmat 2-7 7 Egress List 2-71 Egress List Configurat ion 2-78, 2-93 frame discard for mat 2-77 Hybr id 2 -72, 2-7 6 Ingre[...]

  • Page 227

    Index Index-2 buffer sp ace 2-31, 3-8 Bytes 3- 3 C chann el trunki ng 7-3 Chassis Backplane V iew 2-20 Chass is T y pe 2-4 claim token process 6-4 CMT 6-1 , 6-5 Collisions 3-4, 5-4, 5-11, 5-23 Out-of-Wi ndow (OOW) 5-4, 5-11, 5-21 Collisio ns (%) 5-20 color codes 2-19 color-co ded po rt disp lay 2-2 community names 4-7 in traps 4-7 Concent rator Con[...]

  • Page 228

    Index- 3 Index FDDI connection rules 6-7 FDDI frame formats 6-17 FDDI Frame T ranslation wi ndow 6-14 FDDI MAC frame 6-18 FDDI SNAP frame 6-17 FDDI Statistics poll rate 6-14 Filtering Databas e 2 -71 fInNUcast 4-4 firmware versio ns 2-70 Firmware, revis ion 2-5 First Generation Modules 2-39 Flash Memory A vailable 2-67 Flash Memor y Installed 2-67 [...]

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    Index Index-4 M MAC address 2-5 MAC Based Priority Conf igu ration 2-59 creating MAC based priority entries 2-60 MAC Path 6-5 MAC State 6-3 Maste r (M ) p ort 6-5 Matrix 3 - 9, 4-1 Matrix e7 1-1, 1-2, 1- 5, 1- 6, 1-7, 2- 1, 2-2, 2- 4, 2 -5, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-1 1, 2-12, 2-13, 2-1 4, 2-15, 2- 16, 2-20 , 2-22, 2- 23, 2-24 , 2-25, 2-32, 2- 36, 2-37 , 2[...]

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    Index- 5 Index Raw Count s 2-29 Receive Broadcast Threshold 2-66 Receive Frames 6-12 redirect ing tr aff i c 2-54 Requ ested T a rget T oken R otatio n T ime 6-4 Reset Peak Switch Utilizati on 2-68 restarting a dev ice 2-4 Ring C onfigur ation 6-6 Ring Man agement 6-1 Ring Ops 6-12 Ring-Op 6-3 Ring-Op-Dup 6- 4 rising act io n 4-5, 4-8 rising alarm [...]

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    Index Index-6 Unit Failed 2-53 Unit in test 2-53 Unit OK 2-53 Unknown Prot oco l 2-32, 3-8 UPS ID 2-52 UPS Uptime 2-52 Upstream Neighbor 6-10 UpT ime 2- 4 Utilities Menu 2-12 V V alid Intervals 8-2, 8-5 VC MUX 802.3 B ridging 7-3, 7-4 V iew Menu 2-10 viewing an RMON event log 4-27 V irtual Channe l Iden tifier (VCI) 7-3 V irtual Local Area Network [...]